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Meanings of ostensibly in английском

португальский
aparentemente
испанский
ostensiblemente

From appearances alone.

        aparentemente
        Usage of ostensibly in английском
        1
        Component parts are then added up to deliver an ostensibly definitive result.
        The Guardian
        2
        This proposal was ostensibly rejected by Mkhize and the department of health.
        The South African
        3
        The ideomotor effect also explains a number of other ostensibly paranormal phenomena.
        The Guardian
        4
        So I stayed in the city, ostensibly achieving nothing of medical value.
        The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
        5
        They're ostensibly self-organizing: They can define and redefine their purposes as needed.
        Wired
        6
        The drive to cap usage is ostensibly a way to reduce costs.
        Wired
        7
        Tucked away in the fourth last paragraph was an ostensibly insignificant quote.
        The Guardian
        8
        This ostensibly calm period in English affairs masked some momentous constitutional developments.
        The Guardian
        9
        She came to us ostensibly in your name, and as a peacemaker.
        Bob Hampton of Placer
        10
        No one ostensibly knew anything; no one had seen anything, heard anything.
        The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
        11
        Yet he was ostensibly the head, hope, and stay of the family.
        Mistress and Maid: A Household Story
        12
        The confederacy rested upon the tribes ostensibly, but primarily upon common gentes.
        Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines
        13
        Why is NATO now undertaking action ostensibly on behalf of the UN?
        The Irish Times
        14
        Julie went to her, ostensibly to wrap her up in her shawl.
        A Woman of Thirty
        15
        With Gilbertus gone, Administrator Zendur was ostensibly in charge of the school.
        Mentats of Dune
        16
        Perhaps they have been sent to Atlantic ports ostensibly for the Allies.
        The Treasure-Train
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        португальский
        aparentemente
        Ostensibly through the time
        Ostensibly across language varieties
        Ireland
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        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Common