illusive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

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

/ɪˈluːsɪv/ en-us-elusive-illusive.ogg

illusive more illusive most illusive

Borrowed from Medieval Latin illūsīvus.

illusory

illusively illusiveness unillusive

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