ulterior

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 27, 2020 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>ulterior</strong> &#149; \ul-TEER-ee-er\&nbsp; &#149; <em>adjective</em><br /> <p><strong>1 :</strong> going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper</p> <p><strong>2 a :</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/further#h2">further</a>, <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/future">future</a></p> <p><strong>b :</strong> more distant</p> <p><strong>c :</strong> situated on the farther side</p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"People need someone in office that they can trust, that they know has no <em>ulterior</em> motives or is beholden to any entities other than the city." — <a href="https://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/news/vote-2020-incumbent-rockeymoore-faces-challenger-scott-city-council-place-4">Mark Rockeymoore, quoted in <em>The San Marcos (Texas) Daily Record</em>, 20 Oct. 2020</a></p> <p>"Dreyer describes <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Seuss">Seuss's</a> personal collection of paintings and sculptures as 'secret art.' Geisel literally kept them in the closet … and his widow, Audrey Geisel, has never sold an original Seuss. She authorized high-quality lithograph prints so the public can see the <em>ulterior</em> side of her late husband." — <a href="https://alextimes.com/2011/12/beyond-the-cat-in-the-hat-the-secret-art-of-dr-seuss-on-display-at-pc-art-gallery/#:~:text=Dreyer%20describes%20Seuss's%20personal%20collection,never%20sold%20an%20original%20Seuss.&amp;text=%E2%80%9CHe%20was%20doing%20this%20for,back%20anything%2C%E2%80%9D%20Dreyer%20said."><em>The Alexandria (Virginia) Times</em>, 6 Dec. 2011</a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p>Although now usually hitched to the front of the noun <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ulterior%20motive">mo