Ostensibly
Ostensibly adverb - From appearances alone.
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Positively and ostensibly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Positively" instead an adverb "Ostensibly".
Nearby Word: ostensible
Positively
Positively adverb - In an approving manner.
Ostensibly and positively are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ostensibly" instead an adverb "Positively".
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Related pairs
- definitely and ostensibly
- definitely and positively
- plainly and ostensibly
- plainly and positively
- easily and ostensibly
- easily and positively
- clearly and ostensibly
- clearly and positively
- distinctly and ostensibly
- distinctly and positively
- doubtless and ostensibly
- doubtless and positively
- obviously and ostensibly
- obviously and positively
Both words in one sentence
- Jeff Smith builds the paranoia to exquisite levels, so much so that ostensibly innocuous panels - a cigarette burning down, RASL sleeping - are transformed into abstract representations of the unknown, and positively hum with foreboding.
Source: Analysis / The Riddler
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