ulterior

ul·te·ri·or (

l-tîr

adj.

1. Lying beyond what is evident, revealed, or avowed, especially being concealed intentionally so as to deceive: an ulterior motive.

2. Lying beyond or outside the area of immediate interest.

3. Occurring later; subsequent.

[Latin, farther, comparative of *ulter, on the other side; see al-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

ul·teri·or·ly adv.

ulterior [ʌlˈtɪərɪə]

adj

1. lying beneath or beyond what is revealed, evident, or supposed ulterior motives

2. succeeding, subsequent, or later

3. lying beyond a certain line or point

[from Latin: further, from ulter beyond]

ulteriorly adv

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Adj.	1.	ulterior - lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed); "subterranean motives for murder"; "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell subterranean, subterraneous covert - secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"
	2.	ulterior - 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 distant, remote - far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"
	3.	ulterior - coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to" later, posterior subsequent - following in time or order; "subsequent developments"

ulterior

adjective hidden, secret, concealed, personal, secondary, selfish, covert, undisclosed, unexpressed She had an ulterior motive for trying to help Stan.
obvious, plain, apparent, manifest, overt, declared

Translations

ulterior [ʌlˈtɪərɪəʳ] ADJ ulterior motive → segunda intención f, motivo m oculto

ulterior [ʌlˈtɪərɪə^r] adj [purpose] → ultérieur(e) ulterior motive
ulterior motive n → arrière-pensée f

ulterior

adj

purpose → verborgen; ulterior motive → Hintergedanke m; I have no ulterior motive(s) for or in doing that → ich tue das ganz ohne Hintergedanken

(rare, = lying beyond) → jenseitig

ulterior [ʌlˈtɪərɪəʳ] adj → recondito/a
ulterior motive → secondo fine m

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The Englishman attempted to dissuade him, but immediately the black became threatening and abusive, since, like all those who are ignorant, he was suspicious that the intentions of others were always ulterior unless they perfectly coincided with his wishes.

Tarzan the Untamed by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

When he learned, however, the amount of rich furs that had been passed into the hands of the Northwesters, he was outrageous, and insisted that an inventory should be taken of all the property purchased of the Americans, "with a view to ulterior measures in England, for the recovery of the value from the Northwest Company.

Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context

Dimmesdale, at whatever risk of present pain or ulterior consequences, the true character of the man who had crept into his intimacy.

The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context

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