[ul.te.ri.or] adj [L, farther, further, compar. of (assumed) L ulter situated beyond, fr. uls beyond; akin to L ollus, ille, that one, OIr indoll beyond] (1646) 1 a: further, future b: more distant: remoter c: situated on the farther side: thither
2: going beyond what is openly said or shown and esp. what is proper "~ motives" -- ul.te.ri.or.ly adv