About The Word Ulterior
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Ulterior
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What's The Definition Of Ulterior?
[adj] coming at a subsequent time or stage; "the future president entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future actions on the bill"; "later developments"; "without ulterior argument"
[adj] beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote; "a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion"; "without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior"- G.B.Shaw [adj] lying beneath what is revealed or avowed, especially being deliberately concealed; "subterranean motives for murder"; "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell Synonyms | Synonyms for Ulterior: covert | distant | future(a) | later(a) | subsequent | subterranean Related Terms | Find terms related to Ulterior: See Also | Ulterior In Webster's Dictionary \Ul*te"ri*or\, a. [L., comp. of ultra, ultro, beyond,
on the other side, properly cases of an old adjective, formed
with a comparative suffix, which is akin to OL. uls beyond,
L. olim formerly, hereafter, orig., at that time, ille that,
OL. olle, ollus. Cf. {Outrage}.]
1. Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; --
correlative with hither.
2. Further; remoter; more distant; succeeding; as, ulterior
demands or propositions; ulterior views; what ulterior
measures will be adopted is uncertain.
{Ulterior object} or {aim}, an object or aim beyond that
which is avowed.
\Ul*te"ri*or\, n. Ulterior side or part. [R.] --Coleridge. |
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