Ostensible Definition & Meaning
ostensible
- adjective
- appearing as such but not necessarily so; "for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"; "the ostensible truth of their theories"; "his seeming honesty"
- represented or appearing as such; pretended; "His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity"
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- What does ostensible mean?
- appearing as such but not necessarily so; "for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"; "the ostensible truth of their theories"; "his seeming honesty" represented or appearing as such; pretended; "His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity"
- What part of speech is ostensible?
- Ostensible is an adjective.
- How many definitions does ostensible have?
- Ostensible has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).