How to use ostensibly in a sentence. His interest in the railway was ostensibly a hobby, but people began wondering why he was taking photos of specific trains and specific equipment In a way that appears or claims to be one thing when it is really something else
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Ostensibly adverb apparently, seemingly, supposedly, outwardly, on the surface, on the face of it, superficially, to all intents and purposes, professedly, speciously, for the ostensible purpose of he came, ostensibly to talk her brother, but really to see her.
Definition of 'ostensibly' ostensibly in british english (ɒˈstɛnsɪblɪ ) adverb (sentence modifier) Definition of ostensibly adverb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.