ulterior
adjective
ul·te·ri·or
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For him, the tree is saved for the tree’s sake alone, without an ulterior motive. — Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, "Each one of us is like the tree of the field," 3 Sep. 2019 Clarkson said Tuesday there was no ulterior motive. — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska attorney general: court ruling requires public employee union members to reaffirm membership annually," 28 Aug. 2019 There is an ulterior motive – to avoid traffic and the 20 mph zones before and after school. — cleveland.com, "Summer comes alive through cardboard and paper: Olmsted Dates and Data," 23 Aug. 2019 In the first film, peaceful flightless birds battled the invasion of an ingratiating porcine population, led by Leonard (Bill Hader), who had the ulterior motive of stealing their eggs for food. — Katie Walsh, chicagotribune.com, "‘Angry Birds Movie 2’ review: Feathered friends, pigs must band together," 12 Aug. 2019 In the first film, peaceful flightless birds battled the invasion of an ingratiating porcine population, led by Leonard (voiced by Bill Hader), who had the ulterior motive of stealing their eggs for food. — Katie Walsh, Detroit Free Press, "‘Angry Birds 2’ is chaotic, occasionally thoughtful," 12 Aug. 2019 However, Mazur’s explanation doesn’t account for the offers to pay off the debt from donors such as Carmichael, who believes an ulterior motive may be behind the school district’s letter. — Matt Mcnulty, PEOPLE.com, "Penn. School District Ignores Donors' Offers to Pay Student Meal Debt Amid Backlash: Report," 24 July 2019 His parents had an ulterior motive behind their act of generosity, which cleaned out their retirement to the tune of $40,000. — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, "Breakthrough Theatre defies death to celebrate 10th anniversary," 17 July 2019 Blomgren's Pelle is the perfect embodiment of an outwardly sweet-tempered True Believer with underlying sinister intent, and his clear attraction to Dani gives him a selfish ulterior motive for welcoming her on their trip. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Midsommar is a slasher film with artsy ambitions that doesn’t quite work," 4 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ulterior.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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ulterior
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of ulterior
: kept hidden in order to get a particular result
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ulterior
adjective
ul·te·ri·or
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Kids Definition of ulterior
: kept hidden usually on purpose
ulterior motives
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