perite /pəˈɹaɪt/adjective 1noun 1forms 2 adjective1 •(no longer used) skilled[…] some of our friends who are in the habit of exercising a profuse rather than a perite hospitality […] — 1820 noun1 •An orthorhombic pseudo-tetragonal mineral PbBiO₂Cl, originally found in Sweden. formsmore perite · most perite