ostensible
ADJECTIVE
/ɑ'stɛnsɪbəl/
10 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH O
ostensible is a valid 10-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1S1T1E1N1S1I1B3L1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does ostensible mean?
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Represented or appearing as such; pretended.
“His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity”
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2
Appearing as such but not necessarily so.
“the ostensible truth of their theories”
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SIMILAR