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ostensibly - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'ostensibly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ostensibly [ adv.]
- In an ostensible manner; avowedly; professedly; apparently.

Meaning of 'ostensibly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ostensibly [ r]
Meaning (1):
- from appearances alone
Example in sentence:
  • had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it;
  • irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land;
  • on the face of it the problem seems minor;
  • the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned

Nearby Words:

ost osteal ostein osteitis osteler ostend ostensibility ostensible ostension ostensive

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