ulterior
21ulterior — adjective ulterior motives/purpose etc reasons for doing something that you deliberately hide in order to get an advantage for yourself: In some countries, Peace Corps volunteers were suspected of having ulterior motives, such as spying for the… …
22ulterior — ul•te•ri•or [[t]ʌlˈtɪər i ər[/t]] adj. 1) intentionally kept concealed: an ulterior motive[/ex] 2) subsequent; future 3) lying beyond or outside of some specified boundary: a suggestion ulterior to this discussion[/ex] • Etymology: 1640–50; <… …
23ulterior — [17] Ulterior goes back to an unrecorded Latin *ulter ‘distant’ (a relative of ultrā ‘beyond’, source of the English prefix ultra ). Its comparative form was ulterior, which meant literally ‘more distant’. Its superlative form was ultimus, which… …
24ulterior — adjective Etymology: Latin, farther, further, comparative of *ulter situated beyond, from uls beyond; akin to Latin ollus, ille, that one, Old Irish indoll beyond Date: 1646 1. a. further, future b. more distant ; remoter c. situated on the… …
25ulterior — adj. Ulterior is used with these nouns: ↑motive …
26ulterior — adj m y f Que ocurre, está o va después que otro; posterior: años ulteriores, estudios ulteriores, etapas ulteriores El vendaje de la herida ayudará a evitar su ulterior infección …
27ulterior — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. beyond, farther; further, remote; hidden, unavowed. See distance, futurity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Future] Syn. later, subsequent, further; see future , last 1 . 2. [Implied] Syn. undisclosed,… …
28ulterior — adjetivo siguiente, subsiguiente, posterior. ≠ anterior, pasado. Ulterior se dice de la cosa que ocurre después de otra ya sabida o que ya ha sido mencionada con anterioridad. * * * Sinónimos: ■ posterior, siguiente …
29ulterior — adjective 1》 other than what is obvious or admitted: she had some ulterior motive in coming. 2》 beyond what is immediate or present. Origin C17: from L., lit. further, more distant …
30ulterior — adjective his ulterior objectives were disguised by feigned concern Syn: underlying, undisclosed, undivulged, concealed, hidden, covert, secret, personal, private, selfish Ant: overt …
