- ulterior
- ulterior (adj.) 1640s, from L. ulterior "more distant, further," comparative of *ulter "beyond" (see ULTRA- (Cf. ultra-)). The sense in ulterior motives is first attested 1735.
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ulterior — ULTERIÓR, OÁRĂ, ulteriori, oare, adj. Care se face sau se întâmplă mai târziu (în raport cu un moment, un eveniment etc. dat); care urmează după ceva sau după cineva; posterior (1). [pr.: ri or] – Din fr. ultérieur, lat. ulterior. Trimis de ana… … Dicționar Român
Ulterior — puede referirse a: Posterior en el tiempo o en el espacio. Posterior en el espacio, allende, lo que está de la parte de allá en relación con el que lo designa.[1] Hispania Ulterior, una de las dos provincias romanas de Hispania surgidas de la… … Wikipedia Español
Ulterior — Ul*te ri*or, a. [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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ulterior — Ul*te ri*or, n. Ulterior side or part. [R.] Coleridge. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ulterior — I adjective concealed, hidden, not manifest, obscure, secret, unadvertised, unavowed, undisclosed, undivulged, unevident, unexpressed, unknown, unmentioned, unobvious, unperceived, unrevealed, unseen associated concepts: ulterior motive II index… … Law dictionary
ulterior — (Del lat. ulterĭor, ōris). 1. adj. Que está de la parte de allá de un sitio o territorio. 2. Que se dice, sucede o se ejecuta después de otra cosa. Se han tomado providencias ulteriores … Diccionario de la lengua española
ulterior — ► ADJECTIVE 1) other than what is obvious or admitted: she had some ulterior motive in coming. 2) beyond what is immediate or present. ORIGIN Latin, further, more distant … English terms dictionary
ulterior — [ul tir′ē ər] adj. [L, compar. of * ulter, beyond, farther (see ULTRA )] 1. lying beyond or on the farther side 2. later, subsequent, or future 3. further; more remote; esp., beyond what is expressed, implied, or evident; undisclosed [an ulterior … English World dictionary
Ulterĭor — (lat.), der fernere, weitere … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
ulterior — [lateinisch »jenseitig«], citerior … Universal-Lexikon
