OSTENSIBLY


Meaning of OSTENSIBLY in English

os ‧ ten ‧ si ‧ bly /ɒˈstensəbli, ɒˈstensɪbli $ ɑː-/ BrE AmE adverb

if something is ostensibly true, people say that it is true but it is not really true SYN supposedly :

She stayed behind at the office, ostensibly to work.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.