Definitions for ulterior

ulterior ul·te·ri·or

Spelling: [uhl-teer-ee-er]
IPA: /ʌlˈtɪər i ər/

Ulterior is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 203 anagrams from letters in ulterior (eilorrtu).

Definitions for ulterior

adjective

  1. being beyond what is seen or avowed; intentionally kept concealed:
  2. coming at a subsequent time or stage; future; further:
  3. lying beyond or outside of some specified or understood boundary; more remote:

Origin of ulterior

1640-50; Latin: farther, akin to ultrā on the far side; cf. ultra-

Examples for ulterior

In addition to the list, I left a statement of the ulterior demands.

I must now see Don Alonso, and prepare the way for ulterior plans.

I think a misconception everybody has is that I had an ulterior motive.

I think I have a complicated presence, where when you watch me you wonder “what are the ulterior motives?”

Plus, his critics have ulterior motives—and his competitors have all lied before.

While Baldwin is an unconvincing gay rights activist, he seems to have an ulterior motive in writing this article.

Or were they, too, moved by some ulterior motive which he could not fathom?

Had fate or chance some ulterior purpose behind this episode?

But some of the women on the show might have ulterior motives for taking part in The Bachelor.

The reference to honesty had not been made with any ulterior motive.

Word Value for ulterior
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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