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”
WORD FORMS
Starts withO
Ends withE
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®15 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinostensibleway
Starts & ends withO … E
Syllablesos · ten · si · ble
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
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