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UK
/ʌltˈiəɹɪɐ/
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[ US /əɫˈtɪɹiɝ/ ]
[ US /əɫˈtɪɹiɝ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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coming at a subsequent time or stage
without ulterior argument
the mood posterior to -
beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote
without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior
a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion -
lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)
subterranean motives for murder
looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge
How To Use ulterior In A Sentence
- He cannot afford to draw the unwanted attention of gossip columnists unless he has some ulterior motive for doing so. Behind Closed Doors - advice for families with violence in the home
- We may conclude that her ulterior motive in appearing so often on TV and her speechifying tours with her stupidities is to court favor, most recently, with Joe Lieberman. Think Progress » Coulter Derides Call For New Iraq Strategy, Endorses Lieberman Approach
- She definitely had an ulterior motive in offering to help.
- This week my wife gave me a present with an ulterior motive - a cast-iron wok with a book about stir-fry cooking.
- without ulterior argument
- I suspect he may have had ulterior motives for being so generous.
- But those are clichés only to those of cynical persuasion who assume that an ulterior motive lurks behind every altruistic act.
- However, the political attackers may be unreceptive to the views of the legal profession, as it is likely to be perceived that any rejoinders are made in self-interest or with an ulterior motive.
- Has it ever occurred to anyone the ulterior motive behind these shows?
- She was suspicious. Was there an ulterior motive behind his request?
