Ulterior Definition & Meaning
ulterior
- adjective
- 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
- 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
- coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to"
"Ulterior" in song lyrics
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"Never I fault or halt or alt-er my ulterior"
Hieroglyphics (featured artist: Pep Love) — After Dark
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- What does ulterior mean?
- 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 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 coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to"
- What part of speech is ulterior?
- Ulterior is an adjective.
- How many definitions does ulterior have?
- Ulterior has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).