-en(t)siv adjective
Etymology: Late Latin ostensivus, from Latin ostensus (past participle of ostendere to show) + -ivus -ive
1. : manifestly or immediately demonstrative : deictic
the proposition that my pen is falling down is ostensive and thus empirical — Stephan Körner
2. : ostensible 2
• os·ten·sive·ly -sə̇vlē adverb