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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ulterior \Ul*te"ri*or\, a. [L., comp. of ultra, ultro, beyond,
     on the other side, properly cases of an old adjective, formed
     with a comparative suffix, which is akin to OL. uls beyond,
     L. olim formerly, hereafter, orig., at that time, ille that,
     OL. olle, ollus. Cf. Outrage.]
     1. Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; --
        correlative with hither.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Further; remoter; more distant; succeeding; as, ulterior
        demands or propositions; ulterior views; what ulterior
        measures will be adopted is uncertain.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Ulterior motive, Ulterior object or Ulterior aim, a
        motive, object or aim beyond that which is avowed.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ulterior \Ul*te"ri*or\, a. [L., comp. of ultra, ultro, beyond,
     on the other side, properly cases of an old adjective, formed
     with a comparative suffix, which is akin to OL. uls beyond,
     L. olim formerly, hereafter, orig., at that time, ille that,
     OL. olle, ollus. Cf. Outrage.]
     1. Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; --
        correlative with hither.
  
     2. Further; remoter; more distant; succeeding; as, ulterior
        demands or propositions; ulterior views; what ulterior
        measures will be adopted is uncertain.
  
     Ulterior object or aim, an object or aim beyond that
        which is avowed.

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]


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