Both Uses of
ostensibly
in
The Magic Mountain
- One progressed from the ostensibly smallest unit to something smaller still, one was compelled to split something elemental into yet more basic elements.†
Chpt 5.7 *
- Since he was himself ostensibly healthy, he would have to get used to the idea that he was not the number one person around here, that he had to step back and wait his turn.†
Chpt 6.5
Definition:
appearing as such, but not so (sometimes only possibly not so)