Ostensible (adj)
ost-en-sib-l
Outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended.
First recorded in 1730–40; from French, from Latin ostēns(us) , variant of ostentus ( ostensive ) + French -ible -ible
Example sentences
“The ostensible aim of the visit was to gather data on climate change”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
