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ostensible
01
schijnbaar, ten onrechte
appearing or stated to be true or real, but potentially deceptive or misleading
02
ogenschijnlijk, beweerd
appearing as such but not necessarily so
ostensible
adj
ostens
n
ostensibly
adv
ostensibly
adv
Voorbeeld
Journalists investigated whether the donations' ostensible purpose aligned with the donors' actual business interests.
The ostensible purpose of the meeting was to discuss new business strategies, but much of the time was spent gossiping.
Her ostensible reason for missing work was sickness, but coworkers suspected she was really hungover.
