Ostensibly

[ɒ'stensɪblɪ] or [ɑs'tɛnsəbli]

Definition

(adv.) In an ostensible manner; avowedly; professedly; apparently.

Checker: Scott

Examples

Ostensibly we were intended to prevent filibustering into Texas, but really as a menace to Mexico in case she appeared to contemplate war. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.

Checker: Scott

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