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ostensive - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'ostensive' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ostensive [ a.]
- Showing; exhibiting.

Meaning of 'ostensive' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ostensive [ s]
Meaning (1):
- represented or appearing as such; pretended
Example in sentence:
  • His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity

Nearby Words:

ost osteal ostein osteitis osteler ostend ostensibility ostensible ostensibly ostension

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