"torvid" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more torvid [comparative], most torvid [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin torvidus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|torvidus}} Borrowed from Latin torvidus Head templates: {{en-adj}} torvid (comparative more torvid, superlative most torvid)
  1. (obsolete, poetic) Fierce, stern. Tags: obsolete, poetic
    Sense id: en-torvid-en-adj-f3Ee~G72 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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