adj.
Pronunciation: ' vi-s ə -r ə l, ' vis-r ə l
Function: adjective
Date: 1575
1 : felt in or as if in the viscera : DEEP <a visceral conviction>
2 : not intellectual : INSTINCTIVE , UNREASONING < visceral drives>
3 : dealing with crude or elemental emotions : EARTHY <a visceral novel>
4 : of, relating to, or located on or among the viscera : SPLANCHNIC < visceral organs>
– vis · cer · al · ly \ -r ə -l ē \ adverb