Word of the day:Visceral

Pronunciation:\?vi-s?-r?l,?vis-r?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?-l?\ adverb

Origin:
1565–75; <ML viscer?lis, equiv. to viscer-  ( see viscera) + -?lis -al
Synonyms:accustomed,automatic,congenital,habitual,inborn,ingrained,inherent,innate,instinctual,intrinsic,intuitional,intuitive,knee-jerk,natural,reflex,rooted,second-nature

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