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ostensibly

/ɒˈstɛn.sɪ.bli/ adverb

adverb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ostensibly at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. From appearances alone.
    irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land