Definitions of ulterior:
- adjective: beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote
Example: "A suggestion ulterior to the present discussion"
- adjective: lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)
Example: "Looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge- Bertrand Russell"
- adjective: coming at a subsequent time or stage
Example: "Without ulterior argument"