Main Entry:

vis·cer·al

Pronunciation:

\ˈvi-sə-rəl, ˈvis-rəl\

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 \-rə-lē\ adverb