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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Delusive \De*lu"sive\, a. [See {Delude}.]
Apt or fitted to delude; tending to mislead the mind;
deceptive; beguiling; delusory; as delusive arts; a delusive
dream.
Delusive and unsubstantial ideas. --Whewell.
-- {De*lu"sive*ly}, adv -- {De*lu"sive*ness}, n.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
delusive
adj : inappropriate to reality or facts; "delusive faith in a
wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes"
[syn: {false}]
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