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ulterior

Dictionary definition · ulterior

adjective

  1. lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)"subterranean motives for murder"
  2. beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote"a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion"
  3. coming at a subsequent time or stage"without ulterior argument"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).