Meaning

1 senses
  1. Subject to or pertaining to an illusion, often used in the sense of an unrealistic expectation or an unreachable goal or outcome.

    Testing software completely is an illusive goal.

More definitions
  • based on or having the nature of an illusion

Origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin illūsīvus.

Borrowed from Medieval Latin illūsīvus.

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Forms

more illusive, most illusive
Comparativemore illusive Lesson
Superlativemost illusive Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • based on or having the nature of an illusion:illusory

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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