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Meaning of 'ostensibly'
Meaning of 'ostensibly' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Ostensibly 
[ adv.]
- In an ostensible manner; avowedly; professedly;
apparently. [ adv.]Meaning of 'ostensibly' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. ostensibly [ r]
[ r]Meaning (1):
- from appearances alone
- 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
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