ulterior
ਅਪ੍ਰਤੱਖ
definition
adjective
could there be an ulterior motive behind his request?
existing beyond what is obvious or admitted; intentionally hidden.
example
The 'ulterior' motive behind the festival facade is not hard to uncover.
You seem to have some 'ulterior' motive behind asking this, and I doubt that it was to put any of us in harm's way, since you're too good for that.
To be completely honest, there was no 'ulterior' motive behind the act whatsoever.
There isn't any 'ulterior' motive behind any of the decisions we make.
When the intentions are not good and there are 'ulterior' motives lurking behind, then it is detrimental to religion.
Seeing as though the cat was a gift from Renee, I think perhaps that there was an 'ulterior' motive behind the gift.
Town mayor Councillor Martin Leathley said there was no 'ulterior' motive behind the change of job title.
Here Charlie admits to an 'ulterior' , safety-related, motive.
But the rest of you, if you are real and proper visitors with no 'ulterior' motives or hidden agendas, welcome, pull up a chair and stay a while.
Has it ever occurred to anyone the 'ulterior' motive behind these shows?
Thus, if a person enters with an 'ulterior' intent, the entry will generally be trespassory unless the occupier has granted permission to enter for that purpose.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, 'ulterior' motives.
Be wary of anything he says, because a good portion of it has an 'ulterior' motive behind it that will not lead to marriage.
All this doesn't necessarily mean there's no 'ulterior' motive behind the Corning action.
It is as close as the wily McGahern will get to admitting 'ulterior' motives for writing such a personal book.
But Drew had to admit she also had a more selfish, 'ulterior' motive for not going.
Is he really behind Jill and her dream to fulfill her dead husband's destiny, or is there an 'ulterior' motive behind his caring compassion?
A quick query with the UCB revealed no obviously 'ulterior' motive - they don't even know when the touring squad for Sri Lanka will be announced.
It would be easier to dismiss the whole exercise if there were an obvious 'ulterior' motive.
But those are clichés only to those of cynical persuasion who assume that an 'ulterior' motive lurks behind every altruistic act.
If this is not acceptable to the Roman Catholic hierarchy in the country, then Protestants may be led to conclude that there is an 'ulterior' motive behind all the bluster.
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