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
Attacks on the namesake engender strong visceral reactions and calls to defend it at all costs.
OK, let's get the visceral reactions out of the way.
There are few books and fewer authors, especially in non-fiction, that still elicit a visceral reaction upon reading.
It whipped into a frenzy the visceral excitement that his sound had started.
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