Ostensive

What do we mean by ostensive?

Seeming or professed; ostensible. adjective

Showing; betokening.

Setting forth a general principle by virtue of which a proposition must be true. The old logicians supposed all strict proof to be either of this nature or else apagogic.

Showing; exhibiting. adjective

A direct or positive demonstration, as opposed to the apagogical or indirect method. adjective

Apparently true, but not necessarily; ostensible adjective

Clearly demonstrative. adjective

Represented or appearing as such; pretended adjective

Manifestly demonstrative adjective

Apparently true, but not necessarily; ostensible

Clearly demonstrative.

Appearing as such but not necessarily so Urban Dictionary

Outwardly, Supposedly. The most likely assumption Urban Dictionary

Some fake ass BS that a poseur fronts to pass themself off as more than just a tosser. Urban Dictionary

An unfortunate and rather concrete layer of reality created as a coincidental byproduct of ambiguity in communication through an inadequately defined, poorly understood, and intentionally abused sub/urban vernacular. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to ostensive:
ostensive, ostentive, extensive, offensive, ostensible, intensive, tensive, distensive, ostension, ascensive, sensive.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word ostensive:
wittgenstein, definition, pointing, definitions, understanding, meaning, word, term, means, type, case, language, example.

Adjectives that are often used to describe ostensive:
non.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective ostensive:
definition, definitions, reference, teaching, communication, concepts, contexts, stimulus, learning, explanation, reduction, references, rules, proof, terms, purpose, concept, expressions, propositions, demonstration, act, function, gesture, training, meaning, syllogism, behaviour, action, gestures, statements, syllogisms, method, instances, signs, stimuli, procedures, sign, identification, acts, instance, explanations, behavior, procedure, characteristics, aspects, mode, aspect, context, insight, proposition, names, cues, designation, defining, sentences, relation, proofs, addition, conception, ordeal, sentence, indication, predicates, phrases, content, representation, descriptions, diagrams.

Words that sound like ostensive:
ostensive, extensive, ascensive, intensive, ustinov, intensiv, assentive, astana, distancing, ostend, sensive, essencing.