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ostensive
adjective os·ten·sive \ä-ˈsten(t)-siv\
Definition of OSTENSIVE
1
: ostensible 2
2
: of, relating to, or constituting definition by exemplifying the thing or quality being defined
— os·ten·sive·ly adverb
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First Known Use of OSTENSIVE
1782
Related to OSTENSIVE
- Synonyms
- assumed, evident, ostensible, apparent, presumed, prima facie, putative, reputed, seeming, supposed
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