I.inexperience, ignorance, awkwardness (mostly post-Aug.; “not in Cic. or Cæs.): Jugurtha, cognita vanitate atque imperitia legati, subdolus ejus augere amentiam,” Sall. J. 38, 1; cf. id. ib. 85, 45: “plurimum Marius imperitia hostium confirmatus,” id. ib. 99, 1; cf.: “pugnam imperitia poscere,” Tac. A. 13, 36: “juvenum,” id. ib. 13, 42: “imperitia et rusticitas afferunt interim frigus,” Quint. 6, 1, 37: “contra Circium serere, imperitia existimatur,” Plin. 17, 2, 2, § 21: “rerum atque verborum imperitia, Gell. N. A. praef. § 12: nimia,” Gai. Inst. 2, 109.—In plur.: “grammatico insolentiarum et imperitiarum pleno,” id. 7, 17 in lemm.
impĕrītĭa (inp- ), ae, f. imperitus,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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