illusionary

Also il·lu·sion·al

[ih-loo-zhuh-ner-ee]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characterized by illusions; deceptive; misleading.

Other Word Forms

• nonillusional adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of illusionary¹

First recorded in 1885–90; illusion + -ary

Example Sentences

All these illusionary names are what tort lawyers call attractive nuisances, enticing but dangerous.

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"Chasing this illusionary goal will only prolong the war and cause more suffering," he said.

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"Chasing this illusionary goal will only prolong the war and cause more suffering."

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As top computer scientists have warned us, those algorithms are capable of remarkably inexplicable mistakes and, to use the AI term of the moment, "hallucinations" — that is, seemingly reasonable results that are entirely illusionary.

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Take the leaf top, which is more a work of illusionary art than a going out top, crafted from an actual Alocasia Macrorrhiza leaf bonded with jersey.

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