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The definition of illusory is made to be or related to something fake or deceptive.

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An example of something illusory is a wild tale of science fiction; an illusory tale.

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adjective

producing, based on, or having the nature of, illusion; deceptive; unreal; illusive

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illusorily adverb
illusoriness noun

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adjective

Produced by, based on, or having the nature of an illusion; deceptive: “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” (Tom Wicker).

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