"illusive" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɪˈluːsɪv/ Audio: en-us-elusive-illusive.ogg Forms: more illusive [comparative], most illusive [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin illūsīvus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ML.|illūsīvus}} Medieval Latin illūsīvus Head templates: {{en-adj}} illusive (comparative more illusive, superlative most illusive)
  1. Subject to or pertaining to an illusion, often used in the sense of an unrealistic expectation or an unreachable goal or outcome. Synonyms (pertaining to an illusion): illusory Derived forms: illusively, illusiveness
    Sense id: en-illusive-en-adj-u-q~ImcZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "form": "more illusive",
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    },
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "illusively"
        },
        {
          "word": "illusiveness"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Testing software completely is an illusive goal.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 8, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y., London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC:",
          "text": "[…] he could not catch the illusive thing that had sadly perplexed as well as elevated his spirit.",
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      ],
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        ]
      ],
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        {
          "sense": "pertaining to an illusion",
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        }
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    {
      "homophone": "elusive"
    }
  ],
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    {
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    },
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 8, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y., London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC:",
          "text": "[…] he could not catch the illusive thing that had sadly perplexed as well as elevated his spirit.",
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      ],
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      "homophone": "elusive"
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    {
      "sense": "pertaining to an illusion",
      "word": "illusory"
    }
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