Ostensible
Ostensible (os*ten"si*b'l) , adjective
[From Latin ostensus, past participle of ostendere to show, prop., to stretch out before; from prefix obs- (old form of ob-) + tendere to stretch. See Tend.]
1.
Capable of being shown; proper or intended to be shown. [Rare] — Walpole
2.
Outwardly appearing to be; shown to be; exhibited; apparent; evident.
3.
Declared; avowed; professed; pretended; -- often used as opposed to real or actual; as, an ostensible reason, motive, or aim. — D. Ramsay