| in and of itself | |
adverb | |
| with respect to its inherent nature; "this statement is interesting per se" [syn: intrinsically] |
in and of itself
Intrinsically, considered alone. For example, In and of itself the plan might work, but I doubt that it will be approved. It is also put simply as in itself, as in This account may be true in itself. [First half of 1600s]