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France, by the perfidy of her leaders, has utterly disgraced the tone of lenient counsel in the cabinets of princes, and has taught kings to tremble at what will hereafter be called the delusive plausibilities of moral politicians.

The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics Various 1910

Cook called the delusive point Cape Flattery and added: "It is in this very latitude (48 degrees 15 minutes) that geographers have placed the pretended Straits of Juan de Fuca; but we saw nothing like it; nor is there the least possibility that any such thing ever existed."

Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward 1903

The alternative will be called delusive, for, in European literature at least, there is no word-symbol that does not imply a spoken sound, and no excellence without euphony.

Style Walter Alexander Raleigh 1891

In fact, the same 'delusive' powers which he had earlier employed when dancing with the cowgirls -- making each believe he was dancing with her and her alone -- are now being used to satisfy his wives.

The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry W. G. Archer 1943

Therefore the learning of many languages is injudicious, inasmuch as it arouses the belief in the possession of dexterity, and, as a matter of fact, it lends a kind of delusive importance to social intercourse.

Esperanto: Hearings before the Committee on Education Richard Bartholdt 1893

Eastern peasants, living in the very thick of every conceivable kind of delusive influence.

The Fair Haven Samuel Butler 1868

But not all shifts in public opinion are delusive or temporary.

The Founders’ Great Mistake 2009

But not all shifts in public opinion are delusive or temporary.

The Founders’ Great Mistake 2009

Those performing English/French translation must be aware however, of the many delusive cognates, known as ‘false friends,’ in the two nomenclatures.

French/english Translation: the Unusual History of the English Language « Articles « Literacy News 2009

In 1924, during the delusive era of "Coolidge Prosperity" when the Republicans ran the incumbent "Silent Cal" and the Democrats a Wall Street lawyer, John W. Davis, the shrinking cadre of surviving beleaguered Progressives lacked a candidate worth voting for.

Bernard Weisberger: Onward Wisconsin Bernard Weisberger 2011