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delusory, a.|dɪˈl(j)uːsərɪ| [ad. med. or mod.L. dēlūsōri-us, f. ppl. stem dēlūs- (see delusive): cf. obs. F. delusoire (15th c.).] Having the character of deluding; of deluding quality; delusive.
1588J. Harvey Discours. Probl. 41 Practises deuised onely..as delusorie experiments, and wilie sleights to make fooles. 1611Speed Hist. Gt. Brit. ix. ix. §85 His errand was in shew glorious, but in truth both delusory and unprofitable. 1686Goad Celest. Bodies i. iii. 10 Are all Pretences to a Prescience..delusory and impossible? 1753Hervey Theron & Aspasio Ded. (1786) 4 Beguiled by delusory pleasures. 1814F. Burney Wanderer III. 430, I had some hope..but I had already given it up as delusory. |