Ulterior Definition

ŭl-tîrē-ər
adjective
Lying beyond or on the farther side.
Webster's New World
Further; more remote; esp., beyond what is expressed, implied, or evident; undisclosed.
An ulterior motive.
Webster's New World
Later, subsequent, or future.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Ulterior

  • Latin farther comparative of *ulter on the other side al-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin ulterior, comparative of ulter (“that is beyond").

    From Wiktionary

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