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ostensible
adjective
represented or appearing as such; pretended
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 10
- Starts with
- O
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- STENSIBL
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ɒˈstɛns.ɪ.bəl
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Meaning
Definitions
adjective
represented or appearing as such; pretended
“His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity”
adjective
appearing as such but not necessarily so
“for all his apparent wealth, he had no money to pay the rent”
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Example Sentences
His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity
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
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