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  1. 1. a. Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; -- correlative with hither. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Further; remoter; more distant; succeeding; as, ulterior demands or propositions; ulterior views; what ulterior measures will be adopted is uncertain. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Ulterior side or part. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed) Source: wordnet
  5. 5. adj. beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote Source: wordnet
  6. 6. adj. coming at a subsequent time or stage Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 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. Ulterior side or part. [R.] Coleridge. Source: webster
  8. 8. Ulterior side or part. [R.] Coleridge. Source: adambom
  9. 9. j:100 s. beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote Source: ecdict

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