Ostensive
/ɒsˈtɛnsɪv/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Apparently true, but not necessarily; ostensible
- 2 Clearly demonstrative.
Adjective
- 1 represented or appearing as such; pretended wordnet
- 2 manifestly demonstrative wordnet
Etymology
From Middle French ostensif and its etymon Late Latin ostēnsīvus.