OSTENSIBLY

ostensibly. Ostensibly, ad. apparently, seemingly

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Os‐ten″si‐bly (ŏs‐tĕn″sĭ‐bly̆), adv. In an ostensible manner; avowedly; professedly; apparently. Walsh. Ostensibly, we were intended to prevent filibustering into Texas, but really as a menace to Mexico. U. S. Grant.