| Ulterior | a. [ L., comp. of ultra, ultro, beyond, on the other side, properly cases of an old adjective, formed with a comparative suffix, which is akin to OL. uls beyond, L. olim formerly, hereafter, orig., at that time, ille that, OL. olle, ollus. Cf. Outrage. ] 1. Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; -- correlative with hither. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Further; remoter; more distant; succeeding; as, ulterior demands or propositions; ulterior views; what ulterior measures will be adopted is uncertain. [ 1913 Webster ]
Ulterior motive,
Ulterior object or
Ulterior aim, a motive, object or aim beyond that which is avowed. [ 1913 Webster ]
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