Definition of "ostensibly" []

• Seemingly, apparently, on the surface (adverb)

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• "So maybe there’s a legal convention concerning how definitions such as this are to be circumscribed/overridden/whatever by the common English meaning however vague by comparison of the term ostensibly being defined?"
• "When he sat down she began to sing a welcome to “Uncle Walter” ostensibly from the mayor (Ivancie I believe)."
• "Even those living in ostensibly less affluent areas will be affected."