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
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.
• anterior
• prior
posterior (plural posteriors)
(euphemistic) The buttocks.
(maths) The probability that a hypothesis is true (calculated by Bayes' theorem).
• 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
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
