When something is ostensible it appears to be the case but might not be. Research for a role is the ostensible reason for Nat's drinking. But I think it's because he just likes to drink.
Capable of being shown; proper or intended to be shown.
Adjective S.
represented or appearing as such; pretended; "His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity"
Adjective S.
appearing as such but not necessarily so; "for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"; "the ostensible truth of their theories"; "his seeming honesty"
a.
Capable of being shown; proper or intended to be shown.
a.
Shown; exhibited; declared; avowed; professed;
apparent; -- often used as opposed to real or actual; as, an ostensible
reason, motive, or aim.
Ostensible
Ostensibly
Ostensibly, we were intended to prevent filibustering into Texas, but really as a menace to Mexico.
Capable of being shown; proper or intended to be shown.
Usage Examples
I'm just attracted to playing people who are ostensible unlikable. That's not to say that there's something in there that makes you care. It might be that you just find them so awful that you just can't stop watching, like a car crash.
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Other Usage ExamplesBehind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people.
Jealousy - that jumble of secret worship and ostensible aversion.