viscerally
(adverb) in the viscera; “he is bleeding viscerally”
viscerally, unreasoningly
(adverb) in an unreasoning visceral manner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
viscerally (comparative more viscerally, superlative most viscerally)
Literally, in a manner that affects the viscera or gut.
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.
Source: Wiktionary
Vis"cer*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. viscéral, LL. visceralis.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the viscera; splanchnic.
2. Fig.: Having deep sensibility. [R.] Bp. Reynolds. Visceral arches (Anat.), the bars or ridges between the visceral clefts.
– Visceral cavity or tube (Anat.), the ventral cavity of a vertebrate, which contains the alimentary canal, as distinguished from the dorsal, or cerebro-spinal, canal.
– Visceral clefts (Anat.), transverse clefts on the sides just back of the mouth in the vertebrate embryo, which open into the pharyngeal portion of the alimentary canal, and correspond to the branchial clefts in adult fishes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
