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Meanings of illusive in English

Based on or having the nature of an illusion.

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Examples for "illusory"
1
Our major problem derives from the projected victory being almost totally illusory.
The Neutronium Alchemist
2
But the competition is illusory, because the two largely serve different markets.
Reuters
3
The illusory, facile nature of that idea is exposed in the novel.
The Guardian
4
They advocate pain for others in the service of some illusory benefit.
The Guardian
5
Without a revival in internal strength, Asia's external stability could be illusory.
Reuters
Usage of illusive in English
1
But it would seem that the hope was vain, the promise illusive.
Flip: A California Romance
2
We don't have a gig to play, nor that illusive record deal.
The Irish Times
3
The face of a man chasing an illusive but not uncapturable dream.
Hunter Patrol
4
Next morning thought came to her once more with eternal illusive hope.
Jean-Christophe, Volume I
5
Always, it appeared, the illusive little ball was not where he aimed.
The Light of the Western Stars
6
She looked from near to far, trying to grasp the illusive something.
The Call of the Canyon
7
He maintained that an inflated currency produced only temporary and illusive benefits.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 12: American Leaders
8
Her nearly sculptural aesthetic, gives her ideas, an alluring and illusive form.
The new yorker
9
Equal and illusive doubt hangs over the date of Eugene Field's birth.
Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1
10
A cow, far enough from Myron's famous illusive animal, suckles her calf.
Greek Studies: a Series of Essays
11
The illusive analogy of the arts and the virtues also continues.
Gorgias
12
It may also wrap dangerously irrelevant habits and institutions in a saving-andillusive-halo
Human Traits and their Social Significance
13
A preventive vaccine is still illusive and care and prevention programmes not universal.
Pubmed
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It was subtle, illusive, a vague, indefinite trouble in the air.
A Man's Woman
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At the same time it proved to be an illusive prosperity.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. / From the Acc...
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The alleged chastity of Fijians is as illusive as their modesty.
Primitive Love and Love-Stories
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