illusive
adj/ɪˈluːsɪv/
Etymology Borrowed from Medieval Latin illūsīvus.
1
Subject to or pertaining to an illusion, often used in the sense of an unrealistic expectation or an unreachable goal or outcome.
- Testing software completely is an illusive goal.
- […] he could not catch the illusive thing that had sadly perplexed as well as elevated his spirit.1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 8, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC:
- Derived terms
- illusively, illusiveness, unillusive