Ostensibly
Part of Speech– Adverb
Origin- Ostensible ( Adjective)
Definition–Ā is used to describe something that seems to be true or is officially stated to be true, but about which you or other people have doubts.
Source: Collins Dictionary
Found in the essayĀ ” Reading a poem; 20 strategiesĀ ” by Mark Yakich, in the fifteenth strategy
The definition of the word Ostensible or the word Ostensibly ( as used in the reading), helps me to understand it as a word used to describe something that may be true, but may not have facts that support it, hence might cause people to doubt it.
