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ulterior::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | subterranean, subterraneous |
looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge.
ulterior::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion.
without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior.
Examples of ulterior
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Ava's ulterior motive was to have Terrence want to go to sleep at a decent hour.
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Some politicians choose to use religion as a tool for their own ulterior motives.
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I enthusiastically accepted, although I suspect Charlie had an ulterior motive.
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The wife of a prison warden learns about the ulterior motives of her kidnapper.
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The creators of such vision documents usually have an ulterior motive, however.
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She entered, she said, with an ulterior motive, to meet the owner and to network.
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In addition to community-building and fundraising, Vatterott has ulterior motives.
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He treats Lilly better than her children do, but he may have ulterior motives.
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Let's also be honest, you have an ulterior motive to protest the move as well.
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- Subterranean: 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"- Bertrand Russell
- Beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote; "a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion"; "without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior"- G.B.Shaw
- Later(a): coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to"
- (ulteriorly) in an ulterior manner
- For the London based band, see Ulterior (band)
- Ulterior are an English Rock 'n' Roll band formed in 2006 and are based in London. Signed to independent record label Disc Error Recordings they consist of band members Simmons , Honey , Mickey and MCG . ...
- Beyond what is obvious or evident; being intentionally concealed so as to deceive; happening later; subsequent
- (adjective) beyond what is openly said or shown
- (adj) - unstated; hidden
