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Vinony

illusionary

adjective

  1. illusory, deceptive; relating to illusions or deception
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English illusion Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English illusionary From illusion + -ary.

  1. Illusory; pertaining to an illusion, or of the nature of an illusion.

    “It is all illusionary today — the fantasy of cowboyism, the western Yippee Syndrome of spurs that jingle, jangle, jingle, of hats as large as Bangalore parasols, of boots smeared with the residue of cowlots […]”