adjective.
Lying beyond what is evident, revealed, or avowed, especially being concealed intentionally so as to deceive.
adjective.
Lying beyond or outside the area of immediate interest.
adjective.
Occurring later; subsequent.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Being or situated beyond or on the further side of any line or boundary.
Not at present in view or in consideration; in the future or in the background; beyond what is seen or avowed; remote: as, what ulterior measures will be adopted is uncertain.
noun.
The further side; the remote part. Coleridge.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; -- correlative with hither.
adjective.
Further; remoter; more distant; succeeding.
adjective.
a motive, object or aim beyond that which is avowed.
adjective.
being intentionallyconcealed so as to deceive
adjective.happeninglater; subsequent
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adjective.
lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)
adjective.
beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote
adjective.
coming at a subsequent time or stage
Word Usage
"What have the six points, right or wrong, to do with the question whether they can be obtained by moral force, and the pressure of opinion alone, or require what we call ulterior measures to get them carried?"