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Adjective: ostensible  ó'sten-si-bul
  1. Appearing as such but not necessarily so
    "the ostensible truth of their theories";
    - apparent, seeming
     
  2. Represented or appearing as such; pretended
    "His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity";
    - ostensive

See also: counterfeit, imitative, superficial

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