OSTENSIVE

ostensible, ostensive

(adjective) represented or appearing as such; pretended; “His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity”

ostensive

(adjective) manifestly demonstrative

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

ostensive (comparative more ostensive, superlative most ostensive)

Apparently true, but not necessarily; ostensible

Clearly demonstrative.

Source: Wiktionary


Os*ten"sive, a.

Definition: Showing; exhibiting. Ostensive demonstration (Math.), a direct or positive demonstration, as opposed to the apagogical or indirect method.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

9 May 2025

RIGHT

(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”


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