alterior or ulterior
When you have a concealed reason for doing something, it’s an ulterior motive.
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alterior vs ulterior :
Definitions
- s lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)
looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell - s beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote
a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion
without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior"- G.B.Shaw - s coming at a subsequent time or stage
without ulterior argument
News & Articles
- Golf fan mans pressurized air cannon in the name of golf
Mike Shelley probably wouldn t be manning a pressurized air cannon if it weren t for the U.S. Open. Like all of the 5,000 volunteers here, he has an ulterior motive.
June 13, 2013 - Philly.com - House GOP Leader Accuses Dem Leaders Of ‘Tap Dance’ To Block Pension Reform
Illinois House Republican Leader Tom Cross said Wednesday that he believes there’s an ulterior motive behind the ongoing pension reform standoff between House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton.
June 12, 2013 - CBS Chicago - House GOP Leader Accuses Dem Leaders Of ‘Tap Dance’ To Block Pension Reform
Illinois House Republican Leader Tom Cross said Wednesday that he believes there’s an ulterior motive behind the ongoing pension reform standoff between House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton.
June 12, 2013 - CBS Chicago