Ostensive Definition & Meaning
ostensive
- adjective
- manifestly demonstrative
- represented or appearing as such; pretended; "His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity"
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- What does ostensive mean?
- manifestly demonstrative represented or appearing as such; pretended; "His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity"
- What part of speech is ostensive?
- Ostensive is an adjective.
- How many definitions does ostensive have?
- Ostensive has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).