Allusory vs. Illusory

Allusoryadjective

allusive; making allusion

Illusoryadjective

Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal

‘Enron's profits were all illusory.’;

Allusoryadjective

Allusive.

Illusoryadjective

Deceiving, or tending of deceive; fallacious; illusive; as, illusory promises or hopes.

Illusoryadjective

based on or having the nature of an illusion;

‘illusive hopes of of finding a better job’; ‘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’;