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Meaning of 'ulterior' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ulterior [ a.]
- Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; -- correlative with hither.
- Further; remoter; more distant; succeeding; as, ulterior demands or propositions; ulterior views; what ulterior measures will be adopted is uncertain.
2 . Ulterior [ n.]
- Ulterior side or part.

Meaning of 'ulterior' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ulterior [ s]
Meaning (1):
- beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote
Example in sentence:
  • a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion;
  • without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior
Meaning (2):
- lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)
Example in sentence:
  • looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge;
  • subterranean motives for murder
Meaning (3):
- coming at a subsequent time or stage
Example in sentence:
  • the mood posterior to;
  • without ulterior argument

Nearby Words:

ulteriorly ultima ultimata ultimate ultimated ultimately ultimating ultimation ultimatum ultimatums

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