ostensible

/ɑ'stɛnsɪbəl/ adjective
10 letters4 syllables12 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1

Represented or appearing as such; pretended.

“His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity”

2

Appearing as such but not necessarily so.

“the ostensible truth of their theories”

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