Barmecidal

[ bahr-muh-sahyd-l ]
/ ˌbɑr məˈsaɪd l /

adjective

giving only the illusion of plenty; illusory: a Barmecidal banquet.
Also Barmecide.

Origin of Barmecidal

First recorded in 1835–45; Barmecide + -al1

Words related to barmecidal

hallucinatory, whimsical, unreal, misleading, false, apparent, chimerical, deceitful, delusive, fallacious, fanciful, fantastic, fictitious, float, ideal, illusive, imaginary, mistaken, ostensible, seeming