Delusively

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Delusive \De*lu"sive\, a. [See {Delude}.]
     Apt or fitted to delude; tending to mislead the mind;
     deceptive; beguiling; delusory; as, delusive arts; a delusive
     dream.
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           Delusive and unsubstantial ideas.        --Whewell.
     -- {De*lu"sive*ly}, adv. -- {De*lu"sive*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  delusively
       adv : in a deceptive and unrealistic manner; "the village looked
             delusively near"