delusive
[ dih-loo-siv ]
/ dɪˈlu sɪv /
adjective
Also
de·lu·so·ry
[dih-loo-suh-ree] /dɪˈlu sə ri/.
Origin of delusive
First recorded in 1595–1605;
delus(ion) +
-ive
OTHER WORDS FROM delusive
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Example sentences from the Web for delusory
It would be delusory to take the MB's democratic protestations at face value.
Such are often given over to woeful hard-heartedness or despair; for God will not be mocked with delusory words.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) |Richard Baxter