POSTERIOR
ulterior, later(a), posterior
(adjective) coming at a subsequent time or stage; “without ulterior argument”; “the mood posterior to”
posterior
(adjective) located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure
buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass
(noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; “he deserves a good kick in the butt”; “are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
posterior (comparative more posterior, superlative most posterior)
Located behind, or towards the rear of an object.
Synonyms: back, hinder, rear
Following in order or in time.
Synonym: later
(anatomy) Nearer the back end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.
(botany) Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.
Antonyms
• anterior
• prior
Noun
posterior (plural posteriors)
(euphemistic) The buttocks.
(maths) The probability that a hypothesis is true (calculated by Bayes' theorem).
Anagrams
• repositor, torporise
Source: Wiktionary
Pos*te"ri*or, a. Etym: [L. posterior, compar. of posterus coming
after, from post after. See Post-.]
1. Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or moving;
coming after; -- opposed to prior.
Hesiod was posterior to Homer. Broome.
2. Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to anterior.
3. (Anat.)
Definition: At or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in human anatomy
often used for dorsal.
4. (Bot.)
Definition: On the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said of an
axillary flower. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition