Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the characteristics of an illusion; fallacious; illusory.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective marked by or producing illusion.
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- adjective
Illusory ; pertaining to anillusion , or of the nature of an illusion.
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- adjective marked by or producing illusion
Etymologies
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Examples
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Any sense of separation from One is the result of a foggy substance, best described as illusionary mist, that shrouds the spiritual eyes of beings who exist at the lower depths of the cosmos.
Arcturian Songs of the Masters of Light Patricia L. Pereira 1999
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Any sense of separation from One is the result of a foggy substance, best described as illusionary mist, that shrouds the spiritual eyes of beings who exist at the lower depths of the cosmos.
Arcturian Songs of the Masters of Light Patricia L. Pereira 1999
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It didn't claim Paul's visions were "illusionary", only that it was "not uncommon at this time".
Amazing Thread v.2.0 2009
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Police said the woman set-up "illusionary" projects in 2007 to fund her personal investments and schemes.
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And second, his entire thesis regarding the ME is "illusionary" ...
My Right Word 2008
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International Rectifier responded by calling the offer "illusionary," and a "ploy" designed to gain favor with its shareholders.
Dealscape 2008
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The benefits of Trade can be very illusionary in the first place.
Trade Policy, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Why, because at times, an egotist sense of self is so diminished and endemic, its false survival unknowingly depends on thrashing, belittling and insulting others to maintain a continuous sick illusionary story in their head necessary to misleadingly feed and encourage a diminished sense of self.
Page 2 2009
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Why, because at times, an egotist sense of self is so diminished and endemic, its false survival unknowingly depends on thrashing, belittling and insulting others to maintain a continuous sick illusionary story in their head necessary to misleadingly feed and encourage a diminished sense of self.
Page 2 2009
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This is fact, and cannot be undone by claims of productivity increases which are mainly illusionary. lgl
Economists as Heretics, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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