ex professo

English

Etymology

Latin ex professo (“by profession”).

Adverb

ex professo (not comparable)

1. Professedly; by profession.
2. As an expert; with the competence one would expect from a professional; in the capacity of an expert.
3. Expressly.

References

• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “ex professo”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.