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Dictionary- Charlton T. Lewis: An Elementary Latin Dictionary
- Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
- torvus, a, um, adj. [perh. for torg-vus; Sanscr. root targ-, to threaten], orig. of the eyes, staring, keen, piercing, wild, stern; hence, in gen., wild, fierce, grim, gloomy, savage, in aspect or character (poet. and in post-Aug. prose; syn.: trux, truculentus, ferus): ille tuens oculis immitem Phinea torvis, Ov. M. 5, 92:
oculi
, Quint. 11, 3, 75; Val. Max. 5, 1, ext. 6: cernimus astantes lumine torvo Aetnaeos fratres
, Verg. A. 3, 677; so, lumine
, Ov. M. 9, 27; and absol.: aspicit hanc torvis (sc. oculis)
, id. ib. 6, 34: vultus
, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 12; Sen. Ira, 2, 35, 3; Val. Max. 3, 8, 6; Quint. 6, 1, 43; 11, 3, 160: facies
, Sen. Ira, 1, 1, 3: forma minantis
, Ov. P. 2, 8, 22: aspectus (equi)
, Plin. 8, 42, 64, 154 optima torvae Forma bovis, Verg. G. 3, 51: frons (Polyphemi)
, Verg. A. 3, 636: torvi cymba senis
, Prop. 3, 18 (4, 17), 24: feroci ingenio torvus praegrandi gradu, Pac. ap. Fest. p. 355: torvu' draco serpit, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 42, 106: angues
, Verg. A. 6, 571: leaena
, id. E. 2, 63: aper
, Prop. 2, 3, 6: taurus
, Ov. M. 8, 132: juvencus
, id. ib. 6, 115; 10, 237: Medusa
, Ov. A. A. 2, 309: Mars
, Hor. C. 1, 28, 17: Ister (as a horned river-god)
, Val. Fl. 8, 218 et saep.: ferox et torva confidentia, Pac. ap. Fest. p. 355 Müll.; cf. proclia
, Cat. 66, 20: vina
, i. e. harsh
, sharp
, tart
, Plin. 17, 23, 35, 213.—Comp.: voce hominis et tuba rudore torvior
, App. Flor 3, p. 357.—Sup.: leonis torvissima facies
, Arn. 6, p. 196.—(b). torvum and torva, adverb., fiercely, sternly, sharply, etc.: torvumque repente Clamat
, Verg. A. 7, 399: torvum lacrimans
, Stat. Th. 12, 127: torva tuens
, Verg. A. 6, 467; Val. Fl. 2, 255. — Adv.: torvĭter, sharply, severely, sternly (ante-class.): aliquem increpare, Enn. ap. Non. 516, 16 (Ann. v. 79 Vahl.); Pomp. ap. Non. 516, 15 (Com. Fragm. v. 18 Rib.).
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