adverb
perītē
perītē (comparative perītius, superlative perītissimē)
Classical[pɛˈriː.teː]Ecclesiastical[peˈriː.te]
Meaning
- skillfully, expertly
- cleverly
pĕrītē, adv., v. peritus
I. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
perītē adv. with comp. and sup.
peritus, skilfully, expertly, artfully, cleverly : quod institutum perite a Numā: fecit: nihil peritius (dictum): litteras peritissime venditare.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-der. Latin *perior Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Latin -ītus ? Latin perītus Latin -ē Latin perītē From perītus (“skilled”) + -ē (“-ly”).