ostensibly

ostensibly is a 10-letter English word with 2 senses as adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: In an ostensible manner; avowedly; professedly; apparently. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 17 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adverb. In an ostensible manner; avowedly; professedly; apparently.
2. adverb. from appearances alone-Thomas Hardy

   "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"

   "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"

   Synonyms: apparently, seemingly

Synonyms

apparently, seemingly

Words from these letters

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