Hallucinatory
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hallucinatory — index delusive, insubstantial, nonexistent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
hallucinatory — (adj.) 1830, from hallucinat , pp. stem of L. hallucinari (see HALLUCINATE (Cf. hallucinate)) + ORY (Cf. ory) … Etymology dictionary
hallucinatory — [hə lo͞o′si nə tôr΄ē] adj. 1. of or characterized by hallucination 2. producing hallucination … English World dictionary
hallucinatory — adjective Date: 1830 1. tending to produce hallucination < hallucinatory drugs > 2. resembling, involving, or being a hallucination < hallucinatory dreams > < a hallucinatory figure > … New Collegiate Dictionary
hallucinatory — hal·lu·ci·na·to·ry hə lüs ən ə .tōr ē, lüs nə , .tȯr adj 1) tending to produce hallucinations <hallucinatory drugs> 2) resembling, involving, or being a hallucination <hallucinatory dreams> <a hallucinatory figure>… … Medical dictionary
hallucinatory — [[t]həlu͟ːsɪnətri, AM tɔːri[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Hallucinatory is used to describe something that is like a hallucination or is the cause of a hallucination. It was an unsettling show. There was a hallucinatory feel from the start... He had… … English dictionary
hallucinatory — hal|lu|ci|na|to|ry [həˈlu:sınətəri US to:ri] adj formal 1.) causing hallucinations or resulting from hallucinations ▪ hallucinatory drugs 2.) using strange images, sounds etc like those experienced in a hallucination ▪ hallucinatory poetry … Dictionary of contemporary English
hallucinatory — hal|lu|ci|na|to|ry [ hə lusnə,tɔri, hə,lu:sı neıtəri ] adjective 1. ) causing hallucinations: images inspired by the use of hallucinatory drugs 2. ) similar to a hallucination: the hallucinatory style of the movie … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hallucinatory — adjective formal 1 causing hallucinations or resulting from hallucinations: hallucinatory drugs 2 using strange images, sounds etc like those experienced in a hallucination: a hallucinatory collage of images … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hallucinatory — UK [həˈluːsɪnət(ə)rɪ] / UK [həˌluːsɪˈneɪtərɪ] / US / US [həˈlus(ə)nəˌtɔrɪ] adjective 1) causing hallucinations images inspired by the use of hallucinatory drugs 2) similar to a hallucination the hallucinatory style of the film … English dictionary
