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os·ten·sive
 ostensive
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- pronunciation:
sten
sihv
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
clearly or directly shown, expressed, or demonstrated.
ostensive proof of her guilt- synonyms:
- clear, demonstrative, plain
- similar words:
- articulate, conspicuous, demonstrable, distinct, evident, manifest, obvious, patent
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| definition 2: |
ostensible.
- synonyms:
- apparent, claimed, outward, seeming
- similar words:
- assumed, external, feigned, nominal, obvious, presumed, professed, purported, superficial, surface
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| related words: |
apparent |
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| derivation: |
ostensively (adv.) |
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