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ostensively

ADVERB

apparently

Synonyms

WEAK

allegedly as if as though at a glance at first sight evidently externally in all likelihood intuitively it appears that it seems that most likely on the face of it ostensibly outwardly plausibly possibly probably professedly reasonably reputably seemingly speciously superficially supposedly tangibly to all appearances

Example Sentences

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There are two moods, Baroko and Bokardo, which cannot be reduced ostensively except by the employment of some of the means last mentioned.

From Deductive Logic by Stock, St. George William Joseph

And although this exchange is made ostensively by the immediate order of the lieutenant-governor, yet it appears by the inclosed depositions, that Col.

From The Writings of Samuel Adams - Volume 2 by Cushing, Harry Alonzo

He jerked forward in his chair, "Except, of course, ostensively."

From As Long As You Wish by Dongen, H. R. van

The reason why Baroko and Bokardo cannot be reduced ostensively by the aid of mere conversion becomes plain on an inspection of them.

From Deductive Logic by Stock, St. George William Joseph

To reduce it ostensively let us call it Faksnoko, where k means 'obvert the foregoing premise.'

From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Read, Carveth