illusive
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Medieval Latin illūsīvus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
illusive (comparative more illusive, superlative most illusive)
- Subject to or pertaining to an illusion, often used in the sense of an unrealistic expectation or an unreachable goal or outcome.
- Testing software completely is an illusive goal.
- 1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 8, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y., London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC:
- […] he could not catch the illusive thing that had sadly perplexed as well as elevated his spirit.
Usage notes[edit]
- Often confused with elusive.
Synonyms[edit]
- (pertaining to an illusion): illusory
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
illusory — see illusory