Associations to the word «Illusory»

Wiktionary

ILLUSORY, adjective. Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal

Dictionary definition

ILLUSORY, adjective. Based on or having the nature of an illusion; "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".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats