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delusive

adj

Etymology

From delude + -ive.

  1. derived from dēlūdō
  2. inherited from deluden
  3. suffixed as delusive — “delude + ive”

Definitions

  1. Producing delusions.

  2. Delusional.

  3. Inappropriate to reality

    Inappropriate to reality; forming part of a delusion.

    • [I]t seemed calculated to suggest ideas she had no intention to suggest: ideas delusive and disturbing.

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Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at delusive. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at delusive. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at delusive

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA