Word of the Day — November 19, 2012

Visceral — VIS-sir-all — related to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect, intuitive, felt in the gut

Example: "In examining two new theatrical forms rising in the N.Y. theatre season, Jason Zinoman says they have something in common: 'they are both generally more visceral than intellectual — and whenever something goes wrong, it is always the writer's fault.'"