visceral
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ər adjective
1.
of or pertaining to the viscera.
2.
affecting the viscera.
3.
of the nature of or resembling viscera.
4.
characterized by or proceeding from instinct rather than intellect: a visceral reaction.
5.
characterized by or dealing with coarse or base emotions; earthy; crude: a visceral literary style.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or affecting the viscera |
| 2. | characterized by intuition or instinct rather than intellect |
| 'viscerally | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
visceral
1570s, "affecting inward feelings," from M.Fr. viscéral, from M.L. visceralis "internal," from L. viscera, pl. of viscus "internal organ," of unknown origin. The bowels were regarded as the seat of emotion. The figurative sense vanished after 1640 and the literal sense is first recorded in 1794.
The figurative sense was revived 1940s in arts criticism.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
visceral vis·cer·al (vĭs'ər-əl)
adj.
Relating to, situated in, or affecting the viscera.
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Science Dictionary
| viscera (vĭs'ər-ə) Pronunciation Key
The soft internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities. visceral adjective |
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Example sentences
Few things in life offer more visceral proof of the power of physics than a karate chop.
If there's a visceral, cinematic thing happening that the audience likes, they don't care if it goes against what's likely.
The only way to get those up-close, visceral shots of the guys on the mountain working was to have a camera right next to them.
The painting created an experience so vivid, so visceral, that it supplanted the fading memories of the war itself.
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