ostensible

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 23, 2022 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>ostensible</strong> &#149; \ah-STEN-suh-bul\&nbsp; &#149; <em>adjective</em><br /> <p><em>Ostensible</em> means "seeming or said to be true or real but very possibly not true or real."</p> <p>// The <em>ostensible</em> purpose of a <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filibuster">filibuster</a> is to extend debate.</p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ostensible">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"The Globetrotters … have acquired a loyal following thanks to family-friendly events in which players show off such records-worthy skills and interact with fans while still managing to wallop their <em>ostensible</em> opponents." — Peter Tonguette, <em>The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch</em>, 22 Dec. 2021</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p><em>Ostensible</em> comes from Latin <em>ostendere</em>, meaning "to show," and the word suggests a discrepancy between a declared or implied aim or reason and the true one.</p> <br /><br /> </p> </font>