Definition of ostensibly Ostensibly
/ɑstɛˈnsʌbli/ - [astensublee] - os•ten•si•bly
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| ostensibly - from appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor" | ||
| apparently, seemingly, on the face of it | ||
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- ostensibly (Adverb)
seemingly, apparently, on the surface.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ostensibly (adv.)
In an ostensible manner; avowedly; professedly; apparently.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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ostensibly
From appearances alone.
