navus

nāvus ( gnāvus ), a, um, adj. [Sanscr. gnā, know; Gr. gignôskô; cf. Lat. notus, gnarus; for signif. cf. Germ. kennen and können], busy, diligent, assiduous, active (syn.: impiger, industrius, sedulus; class.): navus repertus homo, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 169 Müll. (Ann. v. 183 Vahl.):

homo gnavus et industrius,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 21, § 53; id. Imp. Pomp. 7, 18:

aratores,

id. Verr. 2, 3, 51, § 120:

filius,

id. ib. 2, 3, 69. §

161: vir gnavus, agilis, providus,

Vell. 2, 105, 2:

rudimenta,

Sil. 1, 549:

timor,

that renders industrious, id. 7, 349.— Comp.:

in inquirendis gnaviores quam in componendis,

Amm. 26, 4, 4:

hostium naviores,

Jul. Val. Res Gest. Alex. 1, 41.—Hence, adv., in two forms.

* A.

nāvē ( gnāvē ), diligently, actively, zealously (ante-class.): nave agere oportet quod agas, non ductarier, Plaut. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 169 Müll.; Sall. J. 77, 3.—

B.

nāvĭter ( gnāvĭter; class.).

1.

Diligently, actively, [p. 1193] zealously: bene naviter ire, Sisenn. ap. Charis. p. 185 P.:

naviter versari in provinciā,

Gell. 15, 4, 3:

pugnare,

Liv. 10, 39:

expedire,

id. 24, 23:

bellum gerere,

id. 30, 4. —

2.

Transf., in gen., wholly, completely:

bene et naviter impudens,

Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 3:

plenum,

Lucr. 1, 525.