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ostensive

adjective

Represented or appearing as such; pretended

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Word length
9
Starts with
O
Ends with
E
Contains
ST
Scrabble score
12

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adjective

  1. Represented or appearing as such; pretended

    “His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity”

adjective

  1. Manifestly demonstrative

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His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity

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