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ostensibly

[o-sten-suh-buhl] Origin

os·ten·si·ble

[o-sten-suh-buhl]
adjective
1.
outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness.
2.
apparent, evident, or conspicuous: the ostensible truth of their theories.

Origin:
1720–30; < French < Latin ostēns(us), variant of ostentus (see ostensive) + French -ible -ible

os·ten·si·bly, adverb
non·os·ten·si·ble, adjective
non·os·ten·si·b·ly, adverb
un·os·ten·si·ble, adjective
un·os·ten·si·b·ly, adverb

ostensible, ostensive.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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ostensibly (ɒˈstɛnsɪblɪ)
 
adv
(sentence modifier) apparently; seemingly

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Word Origin & History

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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ostensibly
1765, from ostensible.
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