Definitions for ostensible

ostensible os·ten·si·ble

Spelling: [o-sten-suh-buh l]
IPA: /ɒˈstɛn sə bəl/

Ostensible is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 641 anagrams from letters in ostensible (beeilnosst).

Definitions for ostensible

adjective

  1. outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended:
  2. apparent, evident, or conspicuous:

Origin of ostensible

1720-30; French Latin ostēns(us), variant of ostentus (see ostensive) + French -ible -ible

Examples for ostensible

A trove of Bush-era emails that had been quote-unquote-lost resurfaced in 2009, the victim of an ostensible act of mislabeling.

Should not you write him an ostensible letter on the subject?

The ostensible cause of her removal was to make room for other prisoners.

Its ostensible purpose was to complain of the picture postcards.

An ostensible pretext is never wanting to those who are resolved on war.

The ostensible middle-ground approach, to “provide weapons an training” to the Ukrainians got about  25 perent of the vote.

It would seem that for all of its ostensible lack of vim and vigor, Israel Media Watch is a very effective organization.

Not that he failed to secure himself by some ostensible precautions.

Oblivious self-entitlement is now so widespread and suitable for mockery that the ostensible cure has begun to follow in its wake.

And why would its ostensible spokesperson refuse to answer yes/no questions about them?

Word Value for ostensible
Scrable

12

Words with friends

15

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