OSTENSIVE Definition & Meaning

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ostensive

[ o-sten-siv ]

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adjective

clearly or manifestly demonstrative.
ostensible.

ostensive

/ ɒˈ��ɛ�Բ�ɪ�� /

adjective

obviously or manifestly demonstrative
a less common word for ostensible
philosophy (of a definition) given by demonstrative means, esp by pointing

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Derived Forms

�ǲ�ˈ�ٱ�Բ��, adverb

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

�ǲ�·�ٱ��s��·�� adverb
�Դǲ�o��·�ٱ��s�� adjective
non�ǲ�·�ٱ��s��·�� adverb
�ܲ�o��·�ٱ��s�� adjective
un�ǲ�·�ٱ��s��·�� adverb

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ostensive¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Medieval Latin �ǲ��ŧ�Բ�ī��ܲ�, equivalent to Latin �ǲ��ŧ�Բ�(�ܲ�), variant of ostentus, past participle of ostendere “to present, display” ( o(b)s, variant of ob- “to, toward, on” + tend(ere) “to stretch” + -tus past participle suffix) + -ī��ܲ� adjective suffix; ob-, -ive

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ostensive¹

C17: from Late Latin �ǲ��ٱ�Գ�ī��ܲ�, from Latin ostendere to show; see ostensible

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Evidently, it isn’t easy ending the lives of others, even those who pose an ostensive threat to national security, survive a five-car collision or mildly resemble Drake.

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Rather, he is ostensively defining what he calls “the smug style in American liberalism.”

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And Israel holds undeniable power over the lives of West Bank's Palestinians, despite their ostensive autonomy.

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It serves mainly to provide the regime with ostensive evidence of its power and technological progress.

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He jerked forward in his chair, "Except, of course, ostensively."

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