Definitions for ostensible

Definitions for (adj) ostensible

Main entry: ostensible, ostensive

Definition: represented or appearing as such; pretended

Usage: His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity


Main entry: seeming, apparent, ostensible

Definition: appearing as such but not necessarily so

Usage: for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent; the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies; the ostensible truth of their theories; his seeming honesty


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