- 1. adv. In an ostensible manner; avowedly; professedly; apparently. Source: opted
- 2. adv. from appearances alone Source: wordnet
- 3. In an ostensible manner; avowedly; professedly; apparently. Walsh. Ostensibly, we were intended to prevent filibustering into Texas, but really as a menace to Mexico. U. S. Grant. Source: webster
- 4. In an ostensible manner; avowedly; professedly; apparently.Walsh.Ostensibly, we were intended to prevent filibustering into Texas, butreally as a menace to Mexico. U. S. Grant. Source: adambom
- 5. r:100 r from appearances alone Source: ecdict
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