visceraladjective
uk/ˈvɪs.ər.əl/us/ˈvɪs.ər.əl/visceral adjective (EMOTIONAL)
literary based on deep feeling and emotional reactions rather than on reason or thought:
visceral hatred/excitement
His approach to acting is visceral rather than intellectual.
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Strong feelings
- all-consuming
- anguish
- ardent
- be beside yourself idiom
- be convulsed with laughter, rage, etc. idiom
- beside
- explosive
- fiery
- hormonal
- hot-blooded
- impassioned
- ineffable
- inexpressible
- profound
- safety valve
- siren call
- supercharged
- unquenchable
- vehement
- vehemently
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visceral adjective (INSIDE BODY)
specialized relating to the large organs inside the body, including the heart, stomach, lungs, and intestines
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Relating to particular parts of the body
- aural
- bronchial
- cardio
- cerebral
- cervical
- coronary
- deltoid
- deltoids
- gastric
- genito-urinary
- lumbar
- mammary
- motor
- neur(o)-
- ocular
- optic
- orally
- ovarian
- pubis
- renal
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