os·ten·sive ( -st n s v)adj. Seeming or professed; ostensible. [Late Latin ost  ns vus, from Latin ostnsus, past participle of ostendere, to show; see ostensible.]os·ten sive·ly adv. |
ostensive [ɒˈstɛnsɪv]
adj
1. (Philosophy / Logic) obviously or manifestly demonstrative
2. a less common word for ostensible
3. (Philosophy) Philosophy (of a definition) given by demonstrative means, esp by pointing
[from Late Latin ostentīvus, from Latin ostendere to show; see ostensible]
ostensively adv
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| Adj. | 1. | ostensive - manifestly demonstrative instructive, informative - serving to instruct or enlighten or inform |
| 2. | ostensive - represented or appearing as such; pretended; "His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity" counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" |
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