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, ollus. Cf. Outrage.]
1. Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; -
- correlative with hither.
2. Further; remoter; more distant; succeeding; as,
ulterior demands or propositions; ulterior views; what
ulterior measures will be adopted is uncertain.
Ulterior object or aim, an
object or aim beyond that which is avowed.
Ul*te"ri*or, n. Ulterior side or
part. [R.] Coleridge.
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, ollus. Cf. Outrage.]
1. Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; -
- correlative with hither.
2. Further; remoter; more distant; succeeding; as,
ulterior demands or propositions; ulterior views; what
ulterior measures will be adopted is uncertain.
Ulterior object or aim, an
object or aim beyond that which is avowed.
Ul*te"ri*or, n. Ulterior side or
part. [R.] Coleridge.