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What (who) is ULTERIOR - definition
ulterior
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If you say that someone has an ulterior motive for doing something, you believe that they have a hidden reason for doing it.
Sheila had an ulterior motive for trying to help Stan...
ADJ: ADJ n
Ulterior
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·noun Ulterior side or part.
II. Ulterior ·adj Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither;
- correlative with hither.
III. Ulterior ·adj Further; remoter; more distant; succeeding; as, ulterior demands or propositions; ulterior views; what ulterior measures will be adopted is uncertain.
ulterior
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a.
1.
Beyond, on the farther side.
2.
Farther, remoter, more distant.
Examples of use of ULTERIOR
1. But Palestinians are joking about ulterior motives.
2. But Pentagon officials said there was no ulterior motive.
3. In other words, he believes everyone has an ulterior motive.
4. These self–styled «reformers» in many ways had ulterior motives.
5. Mr Carter, however, believes there was an ulterior motive.