hallucinatory

adjective

hal·​lu·​ci·​na·​to·​ry hə-ˈlü-sə-nə-ˌtȯr-ē 

-ˈlüs-nə-

1

: tending to produce hallucination

hallucinatory drugs

2

: resembling, involving, or being a hallucination

hallucinatory dreams

a hallucinatory figure

Examples of hallucinatory in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But all of it was an hallucinatory dream brought on by the fentanyl that was killing her. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Some of the poet’s most hallucinatory imagery seeps through the corners of the screen. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 2 June 2026

Both for the islanders and for us, the summer shimmers with a hallucinatory mixture of languor and emotional speed, as summers do in childhood. — Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 27 June 2026

What results is a hallucinatory exploration of power, control, desire, and — that hottest of fascinated feelings right now — obsession. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for hallucinatory

• adjudicatory
• anticipatory
• articulatory
• classificatory
• conciliatory
• congratulatory
• discriminatory
• ejaculatory
• emancipatory
• interlaboratory
• interrogatory
• investigatory

Kids Definition

hallucinatory

adjective

hal·​lu·​ci·​na·​to·​ry hə-ˈlü-sə-nə-ˌtōr-ē 

-ˌtȯr-

1

: tending to produce hallucinations

2

: resembling, involving, or being a hallucination

Medical Definition

hallucinatory

adjective

hal·​lu·​ci·​na·​to·​ry hə-ˈlüs-ᵊn-ə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˈlüs-nə-, -ˌtȯr- 

1

: tending to produce hallucinations

hallucinatory drugs

2

: resembling, involving, or being a hallucination

hallucinatory dreams

a hallucinatory figure

hallucinatorily

-ˌtōr-ə-lē, -ˌtȯr- 

adverb