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ostensible |
Overview of adj ostensible The adj ostensible has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. apparent, ostensible, seeming -- (appearing as such but not necessarily so "for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"; "the ostensible truth of their theories"; "his seeming honesty") 2. ostensible, ostensive -- (represented or appearing as such pretended; "His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity") Antonyms of adj ostensible 2 senses of ostensible Sense 1 apparent(postnominal), ostensible, seeming(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA superficial) -> profound Sense 2 ostensible, ostensive INDIRECT (VIA counterfeit) -> genuine, echt Similarity of adj ostensible 2 senses of ostensible Sense 1 apparent(postnominal), ostensible, seeming(postnominal) => superficial (vs. profound) Sense 2 ostensible, ostensive => counterfeit (vs. genuine), imitative Attributes of adj ostensible Familiarity of adj ostensible ostensible used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj ostensible ostensible Overview of adj ostensible The adj ostensible has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. apparent, ostensible, seeming -- (appearing as such but not necessarily so "for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"; "the ostensible truth of their theories"; "his seeming honesty") 2. ostensible, ostensive -- (represented or appearing as such pretended; "His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity")
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