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ostensible

adjective /ɑstɛnsɪbəl/ 4 syllables 10 letters Scrabble 12 WWF 15
Definitions
adjective

represented or appearing as such; pretended

“His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity”

adjective

appearing as such but not necessarily so

“the ostensible truth of their theories”

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