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ostensible
ostensible /ɒsˈten.sɪ.bl̩/ aep /ɑːˈsten-/ adjective [before noun] FORMAL
► F0 appearing or claiming to be one thing when it is really something else: » Their ostensible goal was to clean up government corruption, but their real aim was to unseat the government.Thesaurus+: ↑Seeming and purporting to be , ↑Faking and pretendingostensibly /-bli/ adverb
► F0» He has spent the past three months in Florida, ostensibly for medical treatment, but in actual fact to avoid prosecution.Thesaurus+: ↑Seeming and purporting to be , ↑Faking and pretending |