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.
noun
adverb
- Apparently, but not necessarily truly, for the reason claimed
- Thesaurus: supposedly, to all intents and purposes, apparently, reputedly, seemingly, purportedly.
