Definition of Ostensible
Ostensible
os·ten·si·ble
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
Apparent or professed, but not necessarily true or genuine.
e.g. The company's ostensible reason for the layoffs was financial difficulties.
(adjective)
seeming or said to be true or real but very possibly not true or real;
e.g. He made ostensible claims before the court and jury that didn't hold up.
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