Ulterior - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ʌlˈtɪrɪər|
Brit.
|ʌlˈtɪərɪə|
adjective
- lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed) (syn: subterranean, subterraneous)
looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge
- beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remotea suggestion ulterior to the present discussion
without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior
- coming at a subsequent time or stage (syn: later, posterior)without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior
without ulterior argument
Extra examples
Ulterior steps will be taken.
It's not the kind of thing he'd do unless he had an ulterior motive (=a reason he kept hidden).
He's just being nice. I don't think he has any ulterior motives.
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