pĕrītus — Lewis & Short
pĕrītus, a, um, adj.prop. Part. of perior (in ex-perior); root par-, per-; Gr. pera/w; v. periculum,
I experienced, practised, practically acquainted, skilled, skilful, expert (cf.: gnarus, consultus).
I Lit.
(a) 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. —
(b) 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.—
(g) 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.—
(d) 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.—(e) With in and abl.:
sive in amore rudis, sive peritus erit,Prop. 2, 34 (3, 32), 82.—(z) With de:
de agriculturā peritissimus,Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 10.—(h) With acc. (poet.):
arma virumque peritus,Aus. Epigr. 137.—(q) 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.