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viscerale

visceral, gut-level

adjective vee-sheh-RAH-leh Rare

Origin: From Latin viscera (internal organs, entrails).

Usage Note

Viscerale originally meant relating to the internal organs but is now used figuratively to describe a deep, instinctive reaction or feeling — un odio viscerale (a gut hatred). It is a single-ending adjective: viscerale for both masculine and feminine singular, viscerali for both plural genders.

Examples

"Prova un odio viscerale per l'ingiustizia."

Natural Translation

He feels a visceral hatred for injustice.

Literal Translation

He-feels a hatred visceral for the-injustice.

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