Ostensible

It means “apparent, on the surface”, and it implies that what claims to be the case really isn’t so. I love it because it allows me to avoid the cliched “to the naked eye” and “at first glance”.

Nathan

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May 9th, 2009 | May 9th, 2009 | % | (52 votes, average: 7.67 out of 10)
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2 comments to Ostensible

• sir jorge

  May 13, 2009 at 11:18 am

  now that’s awesome, I’m going to have to use that one soon

• eddi

  June 3, 2009 at 9:06 pm

  Thank you so much…I needed that word and the timing was perfect!

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