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Word of the Day: Ostensibly

Kaila

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Ostensibly:
Appearing on the surface to be a certain way, or said to be a particular one;
which might prove to be true, or might not, upon any possible further investigation
 

Most people working in the doctor's office are ostensibly professional nurses and doctors, but many of them are actually not.
Therefore, I always look at their name tags, or ask them, because I prefer to know.
 
That store being built, locally, is ostensibly a high quality one, but we will wait and see if we think so, when it opens.
 

Although some of the young women went to church ostensibly to worship, they actually attended service each week in the hope of finding husbands :ROFLMAO:
 

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