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
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In my opinion, the hallucinatory quality of Sora clips feel like the beginning of a new genre unto itself—one that is surreal and unpredictable and entirely unique to traditional cinema or even animation.
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Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 2 May 2024
Kristen Stewart and Oscar Isaac are set to star in Flesh of the Gods, a vampire thriller to be directed by Panos Cosmatos, the filmmaker best known for his hallucinatory 2018 horror movie Mandy.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
Patel also intersperses blink-and-you’ll-miss-them POV shots, further aligning us with the Kid’s experience and adding to the dizzying, hallucinatory effect of some of these fights.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
As the film goes on, his memory starts to come back, very slowly, in hallucinatory flashes.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Mar. 2024
Many of the deceased were plagued by the same hallucinatory countdowns: a deadline by which to halt their research, or else.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
But the movie’s pockets of colorful hallucinatory surrealism are quite stunning in their construction, even if the mystery and character work are lackluster in retrospect.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024
There’s also a hallucinatory sensibility at times, and at others a scientific slant.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024
Air Canada’s rival WestJet went through one such hallucinatory incident in 2018.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 2 May 2024
Kristen Stewart and Oscar Isaac are set to star in Flesh of the Gods, a vampire thriller to be directed by Panos Cosmatos, the filmmaker best known for his hallucinatory 2018 horror movie Mandy.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
Patel also intersperses blink-and-you’ll-miss-them POV shots, further aligning us with the Kid’s experience and adding to the dizzying, hallucinatory effect of some of these fights.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
As the film goes on, his memory starts to come back, very slowly, in hallucinatory flashes.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Mar. 2024
Many of the deceased were plagued by the same hallucinatory countdowns: a deadline by which to halt their research, or else.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
But the movie’s pockets of colorful hallucinatory surrealism are quite stunning in their construction, even if the mystery and character work are lackluster in retrospect.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024
There’s also a hallucinatory sensibility at times, and at others a scientific slant.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024
Air Canada’s rival WestJet went through one such hallucinatory incident in 2018.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
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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
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