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English Dictionary: delusive by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
delusive
adj
  1. inappropriate to reality or facts; "delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes"
    Synonym(s): delusive, false
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.
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