Associations to the word «Ostensibly»
Noun
- Reality
- Compact
- Espionage
- Saigon
- Insurrection
- Paperwork
- Monologue
- Warlord
- Dinah
- Narrator
- Hegemony
- Satire
- Bloc
- Blueprint
- Behalf
- Regime
- Scientology
- Purpose
- Mediation
- Censorship
- Coup
- Partisan
- Pact
- Mahmud
- Edict
- Civilian
- Ideology
- Dictator
- Tunis
- Communist
- Visit
- Malay
- Hoax
- Purge
- Soviet
- Emperor
- Spy
- Communism
- Reich
- Zhang
- Ers
- Tarzan
- Unrest
- Monopoly
- Delegation
- Anarchist
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
OSTENSIBLY, adverb. (modal) seemingly, apparently, on the surface
Dictionary definition
OSTENSIBLY, adverb. From appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor".
Wise words
Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one
good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible,
speak a few sensible words.