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ostensively

ostensively adverb: in an ostensive manner.

Adverb

ostensively (comparative more ostensively, superlative most ostensively)

  1. In an ostensive manner.
  2. (modal) Ostensibly.

Forms of ostensively

comparativemore ostensively
superlativemost ostensively

Origin of ostensively

From ostensive + -ly.

Questions about ostensively

What does ostensively mean?
Ostensively means in an ostensive manner.
What part of speech is ostensively?
Ostensively is an adverb.

Words near ostensively in the dictionary

  1. ostension
  2. ostensions
  3. ostensive
  4. ostensive definition
  5. ostensive definitions
  6. ostensively
  7. ostensoir
  8. ostensoirs
  9. ostensoria
  10. ostensories
  11. ostensorio

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