Definitions for viscerally
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vis•cer•alˈvɪs ər əl(adj.)
of, pertaining to, or affecting the viscera.
Category: Anatomy, Zoology
characterized by or proceeding from instinct rather than intellect:
a visceral reaction.
characterized by or dealing with coarse or base emotions; earthy.
Origin of visceral:
1565–75; < ML
vis′cer•al•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
viscerally, unreasoningly(adverb)
in an unreasoning visceral manner
viscerally(adverb)
in the viscera
"he is bleeding viscerally"
Wiktionary
viscerally(Adverb)
Literally, in a manner that affects the viscera or gut.
The soldier was wounded viscerally and was expected to die of gangrene.
viscerally(Adverb)
In a visceral manner; in a way that affects one's inner core or produces overwhelming emotions.
The shock of my friend's decapitation affected me viscerally, and I became paralyzed with dread.
Origin: From visceral + -ly.
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