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ostensible - Dictionary definition and meaning for ostensible

OSTENSIBLE

(adj.) represented or appearing as such; pretended
"His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity"
synonyms : ostensive
(adj.) appearing as such but not necessarily so
"for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent", "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies", "the ostensible truth of their theories", "his seeming honesty"
synonyms : apparent , seeming

Mnemonics for ostensible

(Tag: ) People are "tense" when they appear to be something they're not.
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(Tag: ) os+TENS+IBLE..FOCUS ON TENS..TENSE..well delievring your speech in assembly you appered tensed to me.
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(Tag: ) os+TEN+sible = apparent TENdency.. not the actual reason..
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(Tag: ) ostensible = pronunce it like off + tense + able. that is a person who using wrong tense while speaking ( off + tense = wrong tense) never admits his mistakes and acts like he is fluent . os(off) TENSE ible
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(Tag: ) "Stencil"- the outline of something is what is apparent, seeming, professed
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(Tag: ) ohhh you are looking tensed but i know you are not actually tensed
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