torvous

== English == === Etymology === From Latin torvus. See torvid. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɔː(ɹ)vəs/ === Adjective === torvous (comparative more torvous, superlative most torvous) (obsolete) Of a severe countenance; stern, grim, grave. === References === “torvous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.