ulterior

ulterior
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. beyond, farther; further, remote; hidden, unavowed.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Future]
Syn. later, subsequent, further; see future , last 1 .
2. [Implied]
Syn. undisclosed, concealed, unsaid; see secret 1 , 3 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a.
[ul TEER ee er]
undisclosed, hidden, beyond what is spoken.
John said he wanted to judge the beauty pageant for the money, but we suspected he had an ulterior motive.
SYN.: undisclosed, hidden, unspoken, unexpressed, covert, remote, unrevealed, concealed, personal.
ANT.: expressed, obvious, evident
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Lying beyond what is obvious or avowed: buried, concealed, covert, hidden, obscured. Idiom: under cover (or wraps). See SHOW. 2. Following something else in time: after, later, posterior, subsequent. See PRECEDE.

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  • ulterior — ULTERIÓR, OÁRĂ, ulteriori, oare, adj. Care se face sau se întâmplă mai târziu (în raport cu un moment, un eveniment etc. dat); care urmează după ceva sau după cineva; posterior (1). [pr.: ri or] – Din fr. ultérieur, lat. ulterior. Trimis de ana… …   Dicționar Român

  • Ulterior — puede referirse a: Posterior en el tiempo o en el espacio. Posterior en el espacio, allende, lo que está de la parte de allá en relación con el que lo designa.[1] Hispania Ulterior, una de las dos provincias romanas de Hispania surgidas de la… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Ulterior — Ul*te ri*or, 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ulterior — (adj.) 1640s, from L. ulterior more distant, further, comparative of *ulter beyond (see ULTRA (Cf. ultra )). The sense in ulterior motives is first attested 1735 …   Etymology dictionary

  • Ulterior — Ul*te ri*or, n. Ulterior side or part. [R.] Coleridge. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ulterior — I adjective concealed, hidden, not manifest, obscure, secret, unadvertised, unavowed, undisclosed, undivulged, unevident, unexpressed, unknown, unmentioned, unobvious, unperceived, unrevealed, unseen associated concepts: ulterior motive II index… …   Law dictionary

  • ulterior — (Del lat. ulterĭor, ōris). 1. adj. Que está de la parte de allá de un sitio o territorio. 2. Que se dice, sucede o se ejecuta después de otra cosa. Se han tomado providencias ulteriores …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • ulterior — ► ADJECTIVE 1) other than what is obvious or admitted: she had some ulterior motive in coming. 2) beyond what is immediate or present. ORIGIN Latin, further, more distant …   English terms dictionary

  • ulterior — [ul tir′ē ər] adj. [L, compar. of * ulter, beyond, farther (see ULTRA )] 1. lying beyond or on the farther side 2. later, subsequent, or future 3. further; more remote; esp., beyond what is expressed, implied, or evident; undisclosed [an ulterior …   English World dictionary

  • Ulterĭor — (lat.), der fernere, weitere …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • ulterior —   [lateinisch »jenseitig«], citerior …   Universal-Lexikon

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