delusive
adjective
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adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English delude Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English delusive From delude + -ive.
- Producing delusions.
- Delusional.
- Inappropriate to reality; forming part of a delusion.
“The poor thing was finally got off, with several delusive assurances that his absence should be short: that Mr. Edgar and Cathy would visit him, and other promises, equally ill-founded, which I invented and reiterated at intervals throughout the way.”
“[I]t seemed calculated to suggest ideas she had no intention to suggest: ideas delusive and disturbing.”