Dictionary Check: ulterior

"ulterior" is a valid word!

Scrabble 8 points
Words with Friends 10 points

Definition

adjective

lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)

Example: "subterranean motives for murder"
adjective

beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote

Example: "a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion"
adjective

coming at a subsequent time or stage

Example: "without ulterior argument"
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