VISCERAL


Meaning of VISCERAL in English

— 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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .