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viscerally

adv

Etymology

From visceral + -ly.

  1. derived from *weys-✻ — “to rotate, turn”
  2. derived from viscera
  3. derived from viscerālis — “internal”
  4. derived from viscéral
  5. suffixed as viscerally — “visceral + ly”

Definitions

  1. Literally, in a manner that affects the viscera or gut.

    • The soldier was wounded viscerally and was expected to die of gangrene.

  2. In a visceral manner

    In a visceral manner; in a way that affects one's inner core or produces overwhelming emotions.

    • The shock of my friend's decapitation affected me viscerally, and I became paralyzed with dread.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA