— ulteriorly , adv.
/ul tear"ee euhr/ , adj.
1. being beyond what is seen or avowed; intentionally kept concealed: ulterior motives.
2. coming at a subsequent time or stage; future; further: ulterior action.
3. lying beyond or outside of some specified or understood boundary; more remote: a suggestion ulterior to the purposes of the present discussion.
[ 1640-50; ultra on the far side; cf. ULTRA- ]
Syn. 1. hidden, covert, undisclosed, undivulged.