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illusory
adjective
based on or having the nature of an illusion
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ɪˈluːs(ə)ɹi
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adjective
based on or having the nature of an illusion
“illusive hopes of finding a better job”
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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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