| a. | 1. | Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; - correlative with hither. | |||
| 2. | Further; remoter; more distant; succeeding;
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| n. | 1. | Ulterior side or part. | |||
| 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 Synonyms: subterranean, subterraneous |
| 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 | |
| 3. | ulterior - coming at a subsequent time or stage; "the future president entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future actions on the bill"; "later developments"; "without ulterior argument" |
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