— viscerally , adv.
/vis"euhr euhl/ , adj.
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.
[ 1565-75; visceralis, equiv. to viscer- (see VISCERA) + -alis -AL ]