Dictionary Check: ostensible
"ostensible" is a valid word!
Scrabble
12
points
Words with Friends
15
points
Definition
adjective
appearing as such but not necessarily so
Example:
"for all his apparent wealth, he had no money to pay the rent"
adjective
represented or appearing as such; pretended
Example:
"His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity"
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