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ostensible

/ɒˈstɛns.ɪ.bəl/ · adjective

Meaning

  1. Apparent, evident; meant for open display.
  2. Appearing as such; being such in appearance; professed, supposed (rather than demonstrably true or real).

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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