viscerally

English

Etymology

From visceral +‎ -ly.

Adverb

viscerally (comparative more viscerally, superlative most viscerally)

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 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.