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Webster 1913 Edition
Ulterior
Ul-te′ri-or
,Adj.
[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 uncertainUlterior motive
, Ulterior object
or Ulterior aim
a motive, object or aim beyond that which is avowed.
Ul-te′ri-or
,Noun.
Ulterior side or part.
[R.]
Coleridge.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ulterior
ULTE'RIOR
,Adj.
1.
Further; as ulterior demands; ulterior propositions. What ulterior measures will be adopted is uncertain.2.
In geography, being or situated beyond or on the further side of any line or boundary; opposed to citerior, or hither.