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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

torvus

. ]

Sour of aspect; of a severe countenance; stern; grim.

[Obs.]

That

torvous

, sour look produced by anger.

Derham.

Adj.

[L. torvus, from the root of torqueo, to twist.]

Sour of aspect; stern; of a severe countenance.

torvous ‎(comparative more torvous, superlative most torvous)

(obsolete) sour of aspect; of a severe countenance; stern; grim
That torvous, sour look produced by anger. — Derham.