ostensive
os·ten·sive
adjective
1.
2.
represented or appearing as such; pretended
- “His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity”
Origin
From Middle French ostensif and its etymon Late Latin ostēnsīvus.
Phrases
- ostensive definition
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Word family
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