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ostensible

/ɑsˈtɛnsəbəl/ · 10 letters · 8 distinct letters

  1. adjective

    appearing as such but not necessarily so

    for all his apparent wealth, he had no money to pay the rent

  2. adjective

    represented or appearing as such; pretended

    His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity

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