Associations to the word «Ostensible»

OSTENSIBLE, adjective. Apparent, evident; meant for open display.

OSTENSIBLE, adjective. Appearing as such; being such in appearance; professed, supposed (rather than demonstrably true or real).

OSTENSIBLE, adjective. Appearing as such but not necessarily so; "for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"; "the ostensible truth of their theories"; "his seeming honesty".

OSTENSIBLE, adjective. Represented or appearing as such; pretended; "His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity".