| Pronunciation: | | â'stensiv
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- [adj] represented or appearing as such; pretended; "His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity"
- [adj] manifestly demonstrative
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OSTENSIVE is a 9 letter word that starts with O. |
| | Synonyms: | | counterfeit, imitative, informative, instructive, ostensible |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Os*ten"sive\, a.
Showing; exhibiting.
{Ostensive demonstration} (Math.), a direct or positive
demonstration, as opposed to the apagogical or indirect
method.
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