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ostensible Definition


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ostensible
adj
    1. Said of reasons, etc: stated or claimed, but not necessarily true; apparent.
      Thesaurus: alleged, purported, professed, seeming, apparent, so-called, supposed, plausible, pretended.
Derivative: ostensibility
noun
    Derivative: ostensibly
    adverb
      Apparently, but not necessarily truly, for the reason claimed
        Thesaurus: supposedly, to all intents and purposes, apparently, reputedly, seemingly, purportedly.
    Etymology: 18c: from Latin ostensibilis.



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