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What does ulterior mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word ulterior? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Situated beyond, or on the farther side.
  2. Beyond what is obvious or evident.
  3. Being intentionally concealed so as to deceive.
  4. (archaic) Happening later; subsequent.
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You seem to have some ulterior motive behind asking this, and I doubt that it was to put any of us in harm's way, since you're too good for that.
To be completely honest, there was no ulterior motive behind the act whatsoever.
But the rest of you, if you are real and proper visitors with no ulterior motives or hidden agendas, welcome, pull up a chair and stay a while.
But Drew had to admit she also had a more selfish, ulterior motive for not going.
The ulterior motive of this salvo seemed to be a two-fingered assault on United's recent detractors.
Seeing as though the cat was a gift from Renee, I think perhaps that there was an ulterior motive behind the gift.

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