visceral

[ vis-er-uhl ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to the viscera.

  2. affecting the viscera.

  1. of the nature of or resembling viscera.

  2. characterized by or proceeding from instinct rather than intellect: a visceral reaction.

  3. characterized by or dealing with coarse or base emotions; earthy; crude: a visceral literary style.

Origin of visceral

1
First recorded in 1565–75; from Medieval Latin viscerālis, equivalent to viscer(a) (see viscera) + -ālis -al1

Other words from visceral

  • vis·cer·al·ly, adverb
  • non·vis·cer·al, adjective
  • un·vis·cer·al, adjective

Words Nearby visceral

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British Dictionary definitions for visceral

visceral

/ (ˈvɪsərəl) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or affecting the viscera

  2. characterized by intuition or instinct rather than intellect

Derived forms of visceral

  • viscerally, adverb

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