OSTENSIBLE


Meaning of OSTENSIBLE in English

[ ɒ'stɛnsɪb(ə)l ]

■ adjective apparently true, but not necessarily so.

Derivatives

ostensibly adverb

Origin

C18: from Fr., from med. L. ostensibilis , from L. ostens- , ostendere 'stretch out to view'.

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