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Beneath the surface
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ulterior
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1640s, "on the other side of," from Latin ulterior "more distant, more remote, farther, on the farther side," comparative of *ulter "beyond" (see ultra- ). The sense "not at present in view or consideration" (as in ulterior motives ) is attested from 1735. ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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, ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed); "subterranean motives for murder"; "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell [syn: subterranean ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
For the London-based band, see Ulterior (band)