Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Word of the week #10

Word: ostensibly

Word usage: The site offers an ostensibly impressive feature-set. Upon entering a cell number and the password associated with a mobile account, the user is presented with a comprehensive usage analysis, including a listing of the user’s most-called contacts and networks.

Definitions:

adjective

  1. outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness.
  2. apparent, evident, or conspicuous: the ostensible truth of their theories

Applicable definition:

1. apparent, evident, or conspicuous: the ostensible truth of their theories

My sentence: The girl came to class late every day. I could tell that her obstensible tardiness upset the professor.

Source: Techcrunch.com. Billshrink launches to save you money on your phone bill.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/09/billshrink-launches-to-save-you-money-on-your-phone-bill/

Word count: 116

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