ulterior

ul·te·ri·or

U0009100 (ŭl-tîr′ē-ər)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- in Indo-European roots.]

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ul·te′ri·or·ly adv.

ulterior

(ʌlˈtɪərɪə) adj1. lying beneath or beyond what is revealed, evident, or supposed: ulterior motives. 2. succeeding, subsequent, or later3. lying beyond a certain line or point[C17: from Latin: further, from ulter beyond] ulˈteriorly adv

ul•te•ri•or

(ʌlˈtɪər i ər)

adj. 1. intentionally kept concealed: an ulterior motive. 2. subsequent; future. 3. lying beyond or outside of some specified boundary: a suggestion ulterior to this discussion. [1640–50; < Latin: farther; compare ultra-] ul•te′ri•or•ly, 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 Russellsubterranean, subterraneouscovert - 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.Shawdistant, 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, posteriorsubsequent - 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

ulterior

adjective1. Lying beyond what is obvious or avowed:buried, concealed, covert, hidden, obscured.Idiom: under cover.2. Following something else in time:after, later, posterior, subsequent.

Translations

nascostoulterioreulterior