delusive
delusive adjective: producing delusions.
Adjective
delusive (comparative more delusive, superlative most delusive)
- Producing delusions.
- Delusional.
- Inappropriate to reality; forming part of a delusion.
- The poor thing was finally got off, with several delusive assurances that his absence should be short: that Mr. Edgar and Cathy would visit him, and other promises, equally ill-founded, which I invented and reiterated at intervals throughout the way.1847, Emily Brontë, chapter XX, in Wuthering Heights
- [I]t seemed calculated to suggest ideas she had no intention to suggest: ideas delusive and disturbing.1849, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], “Further Communications on Business”, in Shirley. A Tale. […], volume II, London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], →OCLC, page 71
delusive meaning in Hindi and Tamil
delusive in Hindi
- inappropriate to reality
- भ्रामक bhrāmak
delusive in Tamil
- பொய்யான, உண்மையற்ற, மயக்குகிற, ஏமாற்றுகிற, ஏமாற்றும், பசப்புகிற
Forms of delusive
| comparative | more delusive |
|---|---|
| superlative | most delusive |
Origin of delusive
From delude + -ive.
Words formed from delusive
Questions about delusive
- What does delusive mean?
- Delusive means producing delusions.
- What is delusive in Hindi?
- Delusive in Hindi is भ्रामक (bhrāmak). See Delusive meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is delusive?
- Delusive is an adjective.
Words near delusive in the dictionary
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