English adjective: ostensive | |||
1. | ostensive manifestly demonstrative | ||
Similar | informative, instructive | ||
Antonyms | uninstructive | ||
2. | ostensive represented or appearing as such; pretended | ||
Samples | His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity. | ||
Synonyms | ostensible | ||
Similar | counterfeit, imitative | ||
Antonyms | echt, genuine | ||