Ostensibly
Ostensibly adverb - From appearances alone.
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Precisely and ostensibly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Precisely" instead an adverb "Ostensibly".
Nearby Word: ostensible
Precisely
Precisely adverb - As stated or indicated without the slightest difference.
Ostensibly and precisely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ostensibly" instead an adverb "Precisely".
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Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain: Inverted with Raphael, who is ostensibly there to help the heroes but achieves precisely nothing (beyond a bit of snark) before pulling an inexplicable Attempted Rape on Ella and disappearing.
Source: Series / Hex
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