ostensibly

Letters that make ostensibly

s, o, b, e, l, n, t, i, y are letters that make 'ostensibly'

Words within ostensibly

os, OS, te, si, sib, en, SI, ten, Os, Si, Te are words within 'ostensibly'


1 possible definitions for 'ostensibly'

Ostensibly as "from appearances alone"

Under this definition, ostensibly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

apparently, seemingly, on the face of it have the same meaning as 'ostensibly'

Pertain to ostensibly

ostensible, ostensible, ostensive, apparent(a), seeming(a) pertain to 'ostensibly'.

Example of ostensibly used within this context

"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"



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