illusory
Adjective Satellite
- based on or having the nature of an illusion
- "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"
Adj
- Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal.
Adjective
- Based on illusion; not real or deceptive.
Examples
- The belief that his opponent was out of ’S’ tiles proved illusory; she played a plural immediately.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French illusorie (modern French illusoire), derived from Latin illūsōrius (“mocking, ironical”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
illusory: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordillusory: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
illusory: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
illusory: valid Words With Friends Word