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English to English adjective
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Deceiving, or tending of deceive; fallacious; illusive; as, illusory promises or hopes. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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based on or having the nature of an illusion | | Example: illusive hopes of finding a better job
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
source: wordnet30
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