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Ostensive

//ɒsˈtɛnsɪv// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Apparently true, but not necessarily; ostensible
  2. 2
    Clearly demonstrative.
Adjective
  1. 1
    represented or appearing as such; pretended wordnet
  2. 2
    manifestly demonstrative wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French ostensif and its etymon Late Latin ostēnsīvus.

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