torvous

English

Etymology

From Latin torvus. See torvid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔː(ɹ)vəs/

Adjective

torvous (comparative more torvous, superlative most torvous)

1. (obsolete) Of a severe countenance; stern, grim, grave.
   • 1713, W[illiam] Derham, Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation. […], London: […] W[illiam] Innys, […], →OCLC:

     that torvous, sour look produced by anger

References

• “torvous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.