ulterior

[ʌlˈtɪəriə(r)] [ʌlˈtɪrriə(r)]
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  • Adjective
    1. 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
    2. beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote;
    "a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion""without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior"- G.B.Shaw
    3. coming at a subsequent time or stage;
    "the future president entered college at the age of 16""awaiting future actions on the bill""later developments""without ulterior argument"