— ostensibly , adv.
/o sten"seuh beuhl/ , adj.
1. outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness.
2. apparent, evident, or conspicuous: the ostensible truth of their theories.
[ 1720-30; ostens ( us ), var. of ostentus (see OSTENSIVE) + F -ible -IBLE ]