|pərˈsā, |pə̄ˈsā also _pə(r)ˈsā or (ˈ)pe(ə)rˈsā or (ˈ) peəˈsā or |pərˈsē or (ˈ)pə̄ˈsē or _pə(r)ˈsē adverb
Etymology: Latin
: by, of, or in itself or oneself or themselves : as such : independently , intrinsically
a lover of language per se — W.T.Scott
not a scientist per se and so he had none of the inhibitions of the scientist — W.L.Howard
his manufactory of fireworks was per se a public nuisance — McDade vs. City of Chester (Pa.)
the mathematician is not interested in the truth, per se, of his postulates — Harry Lass
money is evil per se and must be apologized for — Dwight Macdonald
natural environment cannot per se cause forms of culture — A.L.Kroeber
egoistic or altruistic dispositions … are per se neither rational nor irrational — W.M.Sibley