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pĕrītus , a, um, adj. prop. Part. of perior (in ex-perior); root par-, per-; Gr. περάω; v. periculum,
I.experienced, practised, practically acquainted, skilled, skilful, expert (cf.: gnarus, consultus).
I. Lit.
(γ). With abl.: jure peritus, Lucil. ap. Charis. p. 62 P.: “jure peritissimus,Aur. Vict. Epit. 19: “quis jure peritior?Cic. Clu. 38, 107: “peritus bello,Vell. 2, 29, 3: “peritus disciplinā militari,Gell. 4, 8, 2: “arte fabricā peritus,Dig. 33, 7, 19.—
(δ). With ad: “ad usum et disciplinam peritus,Cic. Font. 15, 43: “et ad respondendum et ad cavendum peritus,id. de Or. 1, 48, 212: “ad prospicienda cavendaque pericula,Just. 31, 2, 2.—(ε) With in and abl.: “sive in amore rudis, sive peritus erit,Prop. 2, 34 (3, 32), 82.—(ζ) With de: “de agriculturā peritissimus,Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 10.—(η) With acc. (poet.): “arma virumque peritus,Aus. Epigr. 137.—(θ) With inf. or object-clause (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): “soli cantare periti Arcades,Verg. E. 10, 32: “peritus obsequi,Tac. Agr. 8: “urentes oculos inhibere perita,Pers. 2, 34: “rex peritus, fortius adversus Romanos aurum esse quam ferrum,Flor. 3, 1, 7.—Hence, subst.: pĕrītissĭ-mus , i, m., a man of extraordinary skill: “cum discendi causā duobus peritissimis operam dedisset, etc.,Cic. Brut. 42, 154.—
II. Transf., of abstract things, skilfully constructed, clever: “peritae fabulae,Aus. Ep. 16, 92.—Hence, adv.: pĕrītē , in an experienced manner, skilfully, expertly, cleverly: “quod institutum perite a Numa,Cic. Leg. 2, 12, 29: “perite et ornate dicere,id. de Or. 2, 2, 5; Gell. 17, 5 fin.: “callide et perite versari in aliquā re,Cic. de Or. 1, 11, 48: “distributa perite,id. ib. 2, 19, 81.— Comp.: “peritius fit aliquid ab aliquo,Sen. Ep. 90, 33.—Sup.: “aliquid peritissime et callidissime venditare,Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 54, § 135: “disputare,Val. Max. 8, 11, 1: “suavissime et peritissime legere,Plin. Ep. 3, 15, 3.
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