ULTERIOR


Meaning of ULTERIOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌəl-ˈtir-ē-ər ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin, farther, further, comparative of * ulter situated beyond, from uls beyond; akin to Latin ollus, ille, that one, Old Irish ind oll beyond

Date: 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 especially what is proper

ulterior motives

• ul·te·ri·or·ly adverb

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