ulterior

ul·te·ri·or  (l-tîr-r)

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.

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

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ul·teri·or·ly adv.

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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

Thesaurus

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"

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