de industria

Latin

Alternative forms

Adverb

de industriā (not comparable)

  1. diligently, assiduously
    Synonyms: industriē, nāviter, impigrē
  2. (idiomatic) on purpose, intentionally
    Synonyms: cōnsultē, cōnsultō, dēditā operā
    • 166 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Andria IV.794–795:
      DĀVUS: Paullum interesse cēnsēs ex animō omnia,
      ut fert nātūra, faciās an dē industriā?
      DAVUS: Do you think it really matters much whether everything [arises] from instinct — whatever feels right — or from careful premeditation?

Further reading

  • industria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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