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illusive

adjective

based on or having the nature of an illusion

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Word length
8
Starts with
I
Ends with
E
Contains
LL
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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ɪˈluːsɪv

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adjective

  1. based on or having the nature of an illusion

    “illusive hopes of finding a better job”

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Example Sentences

illusive hopes of finding a better job
Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decision that are staples of democracy

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