ostensibly

• Adverbe signifiant « apparemment » ou « à ce qu'il paraît », souvent sous-entendant que la raison ou l'apparence donnée pourrait ne pas correspondre à la vérité. Utilisé pour indiquer que quelque chose semble vrai d'après les données disponibles, mais peut être trompeur ou fallacieux.

An adverb meaning 'apparently' or 'as far as can be seen or understood,' often implying that the stated reason or appearance may not be the true one. It is used to indicate that something seems to be true based on available evidence, but may be misleading or deceptive.

1. Seemingly or apparentlyC1formal

   Used to describe something that appears to be true or the case, but may not be so.

   De manière apparemment

   • He went to the library ostensibly to study, but actually to meet his friend.
   • The company hired her ostensibly as a consultant, but she was really a spy.
   • Ostensibly, the meeting was about budget cuts, but it was really about layoffs.

   Synonymesallegedlyapparentlyon the face of itoutwardlyseeminglysuperficiallysupposedly