Definitionen
1.AdverbWithout determination by or involvement of extraneous factors; by its very nature."Some people say that a hangover is caused by impurities in the drink, not by the alcohol per se."
2.AdverbIn a true or literal sense; as one would expect from the name or description."It's not a museum per se, but they do have some interesting artefacts."
3.AdverbAs the principle of its own determination and positing itself.
4.AdverbNot leaving discretion to the judge to take into account additional factors that could rebut the judgment, deriving the qualification from the statute."The law makes drunk driving illegal per se."
5.AdjectivePositing itself and being a principle of its own determination.
6.AdjectiveThat does not leave discretion to the judge to take into account additional factors that could rebut the judgment, deriving the qualification from the statute.