pĕrītissĭ-mus

pĕrītus, a, um, adj. [prop. Part. of perior (in ex-perior); root par-, per-; Gr. peraô; v. periculum], experienced, practised, practically acquainted, skilled, skilful, expert (cf.: gnarus, consultus).

Lit.

Absol.:

nil iam mihi novi Offerri pote, quin sim peritus,

Plaut. Pers. 2, 3, 19:

doctos homines vel usu peritos,

Cic. Off. 1, 41, 147:

docti a peritis,

id. ib. 3, 3, 15:

ab hominibus callidis ac peritis animadversa,

id. de Or. 1, 23, 109:

decede peritis,

Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 213:

me peritus discet Iber,

id. C. 2, 20, 19:

homo peritissimus,

Cic. de Or. 1, 15, 66:

hominem peritissimum in eis ipsis rebus, superare, quas, etc.,

id. ib. 1, 15, 66:

peritissimi duces,

Caes. B. C. 3, 73; Prop. 1, 10, 7. —

With gen.:

multarum rerum peritus,

Cic. Font. 7, 15:

antiquitatis nostrae et scriptorum veterum litterate peritus,

id. Brut. 56, 205:

earum regionum,

Caes. B. C. 1, 48:

caelestium prodigiorum,

Liv. 1, 34:

peritiores rei militaris,

id. 3, 61:

bellorum omnium peritissimus,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 23, 68:

peritissimi caeli ac siderum vates,

Curt. 4, 10, 4:

juris,

Juv. 1, 128:

vir movendarum lacrimarum peritissimus,

Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 3:

definiendi,

Cic. Off. 3, 14, 60.—

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.—

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.—

With in and abl.:

sive in amore rudis, sive peritus erit,

Prop. 2, 34 (3, 32), 82.—

With de:

de agriculturā peritissimus,

Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 10.—

With acc. ( poet.):

arma virumque peritus,

Aus. Epigr. 137.—

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.—

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.

pĕrītus, a, um, adj. [prop. Part. of perior (in ex-perior); root par-, per-; Gr. peraô; v. periculum], experienced, practised, practically acquainted, skilled, skilful, expert (cf.: gnarus, consultus).

Lit.

Absol.:

nil iam mihi novi Offerri pote, quin sim peritus,

Plaut. Pers. 2, 3, 19:

doctos homines vel usu peritos,

Cic. Off. 1, 41, 147:

docti a peritis,

id. ib. 3, 3, 15:

ab hominibus callidis ac peritis animadversa,

id. de Or. 1, 23, 109:

decede peritis,

Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 213:

me peritus discet Iber,

id. C. 2, 20, 19:

homo peritissimus,

Cic. de Or. 1, 15, 66:

hominem peritissimum in eis ipsis rebus, superare, quas, etc.,

id. ib. 1, 15, 66:

peritissimi duces,

Caes. B. C. 3, 73; Prop. 1, 10, 7. —

With gen.:

multarum rerum peritus,

Cic. Font. 7, 15:

antiquitatis nostrae et scriptorum veterum litterate peritus,

id. Brut. 56, 205:

earum regionum,

Caes. B. C. 1, 48:

caelestium prodigiorum,

Liv. 1, 34:

peritiores rei militaris,

id. 3, 61:

bellorum omnium peritissimus,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 23, 68:

peritissimi caeli ac siderum vates,

Curt. 4, 10, 4:

juris,

Juv. 1, 128:

vir movendarum lacrimarum peritissimus,

Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 3:

definiendi,

Cic. Off. 3, 14, 60.—

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.—

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.—

With in and abl.:

sive in amore rudis, sive peritus erit,

Prop. 2, 34 (3, 32), 82.—

With de:

de agriculturā peritissimus,

Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 10.—

With acc. ( poet.):

arma virumque peritus,

Aus. Epigr. 137.—

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.—

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.