Ostensive Definition
ŏ-stĕnsĭv
adjective
Seeming or professed; ostensible.
American Heritage
Directly pointing out; clearly demonstrative.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
Apparently true, but not necessarily; ostensible.
Wiktionary
Origin of Ostensive
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Late Latin ostēnsīvus from Latin ostēnsus past participle of ostendere to show ostensible
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French ostensif, from Medieval Latin ostensivus
From Wiktionary
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