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visceral

[ vis-er-uhl ]

adjective

  1. of or relating 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.



visceral

/ ˈɪəə /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or affecting the viscera
  2. characterized by intuition or instinct rather than intellect
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of visceral1

First recorded in 1565–75; from Medieval Latin , equivalent to viscer(a) ( viscera ) + - -al 1
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“I really wanted that to be portrayed. I wanted the sex scenes to feel like sex scenes — I wanted them to feel visceral and intense and not hold back at all.”

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“It’s so visceral for me, those moments and that feeling,” Fahy says of the hustle.

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This is an earthly and visceral kind of love.

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He added the fact the video was intended as political satire but repurposed as “very compelling, visceral” propaganda by Trump highlighted the risk of AI-generated video.

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It knows my height, my weight, my hydration, my cardio stamina — even, regrettably, my body’s visceral fat percentage.

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