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Definition of Delusive
1. Adjective. Inappropriate to reality or facts. "False hopes"
Definition of Delusive
1. a. Apt or fitted to delude; tending to mislead the mind; deceptive; beguiling; delusory; as, delusive arts; a delusive dream.
Definition of Delusive
1. Adjective. Producing delusions. ¹
2. Adjective. Delusional. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Delusive
1. tending to delude [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Delusive
Literary usage of Delusive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ethical Obligations of the Lawyer by Gleason Leonard Archer (1910)
"HOLDING OUT delusive HOPES If the lawyer of the defeated party has held out
delusive hopes and the client, in his natural enthusiasm for his own side of the ..."
2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1868)
"... compare this empty picture, for example, with the lustrous splendour of his
delusive but still magnificent portrait of Mary Queen of Scots in The Abbot. ..."
3. Personal Narrative of Travels in the United States and Canada in 1826. With by John Frederick Fitzgerald De Roos (1827)
"Maritime Power of the United States—delusive Expectations—Mr. Haliburton's ...
Perhaps this extraordinary notion was derived from the delusive brilliancy of ..."
4. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"of the European conquerors whose Indian dominion is among the strangest phenomena
of history; but the glimpse is hurried, imperfect, and delusive. ..."
5. History of the United States of America, Under the Constitution by James Schouler (1913)
"The sequel proved, however, that such a reduction of the revenue was somewhat
premature, and founded to some extent upon delusive appearances. ..."
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