Definition of ostensive Ostensive

os•ten•sive

We found 5 definitions of ostensive from 3 different sources.

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What does ostensive mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

ostensive - manifestly demonstrative
ostensive - represented or appearing as such; pretended; "His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity"
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  • ostensive (a.)
    Showing; exhibiting.

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