GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Ulterior , a. [L., comp. of ultra, ultro, beyond, on the other side, properly cases of an old adjective, formed with a comparative suffix, which is akin to OL. uls beyond, L. olim formerly, hereafter, orig., at that time, ille that, OL. olle, ollus.  Cf. Outrage.]
   Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; -- correlative with hither.
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   Further; remoter; more distant; succeeding; as, ulterior demands or propositions; ulterior views; what ulterior measures will be adopted is uncertain.
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   Ulterior motive, Ulterior object or Ulterior aim, a motive, object or aim beyond that which is avowed.
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   Ulterior, n. Ulterior side or part. [R.]
   Coleridge.
   
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