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adjective
1.
being beyond what is seen or avowed; intentionally kept concealed: ulterior motives.
2.
coming at a subsequent time or stage; future; further: ulterior action.
3.
lying beyond or outside of some specified or understood boundary; more remote: a suggestion ulterior to the purposes of the present discussion.
Related forms
ul·te·ri·or·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. hidden, covert, undisclosed, undivulged.
1. hidden, covert, undisclosed, undivulged.
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Ulterior
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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ulterior
1646, from L. ulterior "more distant, further," comparative of *ulter "beyond" (see ultra). The sense in ulterior motives is first attested 1735.
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