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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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