Ulterior
[ʌl'tɪərɪə] or [ʌl'tɪrɪɚ]
Definition
(adj.) 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 .
Checked by Kathy--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; -- correlative with hither.
(a.) Further; remoter; more distant; succeeding; as, ulterior demands or propositions; ulterior views; what ulterior measures will be adopted is uncertain.
(n.) Ulterior side or part.
Inputed by Bella
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Further, remoter, more distant.
Editor: Ronda
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Further, remote, more_distant, remoter, succeeding, beyond
ANT:Immediate, present, prior, hither
Checked by Llewellyn
Definition
adj. on the further side: beyond: in the future: remoter beyond what is seen or avowed.—adv. Ultē′riorly in an ulterior or remote manner.
Typist: Sol
Examples
- She felt so free from ulterior motives that she took up his charge with a touch of resentment. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- It is pertinent, however, to inquire why the idea is so current that work involves subordination of an activity to an ulterior material result. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- It is consequently futile to set up even the ulterior development of faculties of observation, memory, etc. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
Typist: Sol