tried (part. adj.) Copy link Outline 1. spectātus (lit., well looked at; that has stood the test of being looked at)2. prŏbātus3. expertus4. cognĭtus (known; learnt by experience) • tried (part. adj.): 1. spectātus (lit., well looked at; that has stood the test of being looked at): oft. with another word: e. g. [homines] s. et probati, Cic. de Or. 1, 27, 124: fides s. et diu cognita, id. Div. Verr. 4. 2. prŏbātus: Cic. (v. supr.): Col. 3. expertus: a man of t. valour in the cause of the plebs, vir pro causa plebis ex. virtutis, Liv. 3, 44. Join: [virtus] praesens, experta atque perspecta, Cic. Bal. 6, 16. (Comp. and sup. of spectatus and probatus are of frequent occurrence: expertus appears to be used only in positive.) 4. cognĭtus (known; learnt by experience): cf. supr. (1).