ostensive

Definition of Ostensive in English :

1. ostensive

manifestly demonstrative

2. ostensible, ostensive

represented or appearing as such; pretended

Example Sentences:
'His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ostensive

adjective

1.

obviously or manifestly demonstrative

2. a less common word for ostensible

3. philosophy

(of a definition) given by demonstrative means, esp by pointing

adjective

1.

directly pointing out; clearly demonstrative

2.

ostensible (sense 1)

adj.

Seeming or professed; ostensible.