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1. | Capable of being shown; proper or intended to be shown. | |
2. | Outwardly appearing to be; shown to be; exhibited; apparent; evident. | |
3. | Declared; avowed; professed; pretended; - often used as opposed to |
Adj. | 1. | ostensible - appearing as such but not necessarily so; "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" |
2. | ostensible - represented or appearing as such; pretended; "His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity" Synonyms: ostensive |