nonostensible
sə adjective
1.
outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness.
2.
apparent, evident, or conspicuous: the ostensible truth of their theories.
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ostensible (ɒˈstɛnsɪbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | apparent; seeming |
| 2. | pretended |
| [C18: via French from Medieval Latin ostensibilis, from Latin ostendere to show, from ob- before + tendere to extend] | |
| ostensi'bility | |
| —n | |
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ostensible
1762, from Fr. ostensible, from L. ostensus, pp. of ostendere "to show," from ob "in front of" + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet).
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