ostensibly

Variant of ostensible

ostensible definition

os·ten·sible (ä sten′sə bəl)

adjective

  1. apparent; seeming; professed
  2. Rare clearly evident

Etymology: Fr < ML ostensibilis < L ostendere, to show < ob(s)-, against (see ob-) + tendere, to stretch: see thin

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