eyewateringadj.

Brit.

/ˈʌɪˌwɔːt(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈaɪˌwɔdərɪŋ/,

/ˈaɪˌwɑdərɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: eye n.¹, watering adj.

Etymology: < eye n.¹ + watering adj. Compare earlier eye-water n., eye-watering n.

1. Having eyes which are watering. Cf. water v. 6a.

ΚΠ

1873 N. Wales Chron. 12 Apr. 5/5 A few days ago I left Edinburgh, a shaky, wheezing, snivelling, eye-watering, bronchial body.

1933 N.Y. Times 6 Aug. xx. 4/3 Dr. Gay had not found out more than any sneezing, eye-watering victim of hay fever already knows.

2012 P. Tremblay Swallowing Donkey's Eye xxxiii. 170 Melissa gets in first, keeping that camera aimed at my coughing and eye-watering face.

a. That causes the eyes to water or smart; that makes a person shed tears of sorrow, laughter, pain, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > [adjective] > causing weeping

lachrymable1490

tearful?1611

lachrymental1624

lachrymatory1770

lachrymose1813

eyewatering1880

cryable1897

weepy1936

1880 Belfast News-let. 22 Jan. 7/4 The hole in the roof..discharges part of the eye-watering smoke of the peat fire.

1904 Forest & Stream 9 Apr. 292/2 I always enjoyed a taste of outdoor cooking, despite the smarting, eye-watering process one is compelled to undergo.

1959 J. Thompson Getaway xiii. 108 A choking, eye-watering stench, which seemed to seep through every pore of their skins.

1964 N.Y. Times 24 May br40/3 Nothing can communicate the eye-watering, rib-splitting yakchakabakchaks it [sc. a novel] has in store.

1982 W. L. Heat Moon Blue Highways (1991) iv. x. 154 New Mexican salsas are mouth-watering, eye-watering, nose-watering; they clean the pipes, ducts, tracts, tubes.

2007 T. P. Doherty Hollywood's Censor ix. 193 In the eye-watering finale, Father O'Malley reunites the old priest with his frail, aged mother, brought over from Ireland.

b. figurative (originally U.S.). That inspires a strong emotional response; astonishing, exciting, shocking, etc. Now: esp. (of a figure or amount) extremely high or large; staggering.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adjective]

wonderlyc893

wonderfula1100

wondera1175

wondersa1300

marvellousc1330

marvela1400

marvelly?a1400

mirablec1429

admirablec1450

marvellablec1450

mirific1490

wondrous1509

extonious1548

portentious1549

miraculous1569

geason1572

mirificalc1572

astounding1590

amazing1593

wonderedc1595

admiring1598

prodigious1600

astonishable1603

fabulous1609

wondered-at?1611

necromantic1627

stupendous1640

nigromantic1645

mirandous1652

surprising1665

mirabundous1694

astonishinga1704

wondersome1774

sublime1813

nasty1834

kill-me-quite1842

breathtaking1843

breath-catching1865

miracle-working1867

mouth opening1867

stupefying1870

gee whiz1889

scorching1890

doozy1903

sensational1909

eye-popping1918

wunnerful1924

crashing1931

staggering1934

eyewatering1950

mind-boggling1955

Ozymandian1961

knock-out1966

mind-blowing1966

motherfucking1973

boggling1975

gobsmacking1981

tubular1982

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > vast, immense, or huge > and amazing

ferlya1400

wonderfulc1540

stupendiousa1549

portentous1553

stupenduous1610

stupendous1618

stupend1621

tremendous1813

awesome1838

devastating1889

dizzy1896

doozy1903

staggering1934

eyewatering1950

zonking great1958

stonking1980

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > state of being shocked > [adjective] > shocking

execrable1490

perculsive1609

shocking1703

nerve-shattering1840

eyewatering1950

traumatic1962

1950 Republican-Courier (Findlay, Ohio) 10 June 18/1 (advt.) Are you looking for a new refrigerator..? We've got eyewatering prices. Wow!

1976 J. Grant Skateboarding iv. 38 Downhill skateboarding is another area..you can get into as a beginner. But leave the big eye-watering hills until later.

1995 Autocar 1 Mar. (Porsche Suppl.) 60/3 Factory-recognised agents have eye-watering labour rates.

2010 Daily Star (Nexis) 16 Aug. 1 The eye-watering sum was doled out in sickness benefit to skivers just too idle to get a job.

Derivatives

ˈeye-ˌwateringly adv.

ΚΠ

1971 Washington Post 18 June b14/7 By some magic it gets funny again, hysterically, eye-wateringly, falling-down funny.

1994 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 8 Apr. c21 Another Indonesian soup..that is wonderfully tart and sweet and eye-wateringly spicy.

2010 Independent on Sunday 29 Aug. 45/2 He was right about the weather and the place is eye-wateringly expensive.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eyewatering
释义	eyewateringadj. Brit. /ˈʌɪˌwɔːt(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈaɪˌwɔdərɪŋ/, /ˈaɪˌwɑdərɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: eye n.¹, watering adj. Etymology: < eye n.¹ + watering adj. Compare earlier eye-water n., eye-watering n. 1. Having eyes which are watering. Cf. water v. 6a. ΚΠ 1873 N. Wales Chron. 12 Apr. 5/5 A few days ago I left Edinburgh, a shaky, wheezing, snivelling, eye-watering, bronchial body. 1933 N.Y. Times 6 Aug. xx. 4/3 Dr. Gay had not found out more than any sneezing, eye-watering victim of hay fever already knows. 2012 P. Tremblay Swallowing Donkey's Eye xxxiii. 170 Melissa gets in first, keeping that camera aimed at my coughing and eye-watering face. 2. a. That causes the eyes to water or smart; that makes a person shed tears of sorrow, laughter, pain, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > [adjective] > causing weeping lachrymable1490 tearful?1611 lachrymental1624 lachrymatory1770 lachrymose1813 eyewatering1880 cryable1897 weepy1936 1880 Belfast News-let. 22 Jan. 7/4 The hole in the roof..discharges part of the eye-watering smoke of the peat fire. 1904 Forest & Stream 9 Apr. 292/2 I always enjoyed a taste of outdoor cooking, despite the smarting, eye-watering process one is compelled to undergo. 1959 J. Thompson Getaway xiii. 108 A choking, eye-watering stench, which seemed to seep through every pore of their skins. 1964 N.Y. Times 24 May br40/3 Nothing can communicate the eye-watering, rib-splitting yakchakabakchaks it [sc. a novel] has in store. 1982 W. L. Heat Moon Blue Highways (1991) iv. x. 154 New Mexican salsas are mouth-watering, eye-watering, nose-watering; they clean the pipes, ducts, tracts, tubes. 2007 T. P. Doherty Hollywood's Censor ix. 193 In the eye-watering finale, Father O'Malley reunites the old priest with his frail, aged mother, brought over from Ireland. b. figurative (originally U.S.). That inspires a strong emotional response; astonishing, exciting, shocking, etc. Now: esp. (of a figure or amount) extremely high or large; staggering. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adjective] wonderlyc893 wonderfula1100 wondera1175 wondersa1300 marvellousc1330 marvela1400 marvelly?a1400 mirablec1429 admirablec1450 marvellablec1450 mirific1490 wondrous1509 extonious1548 portentious1549 miraculous1569 geason1572 mirificalc1572 astounding1590 amazing1593 wonderedc1595 admiring1598 prodigious1600 astonishable1603 fabulous1609 wondered-at?1611 necromantic1627 stupendous1640 nigromantic1645 mirandous1652 surprising1665 mirabundous1694 astonishinga1704 wondersome1774 sublime1813 nasty1834 kill-me-quite1842 breathtaking1843 breath-catching1865 miracle-working1867 mouth opening1867 stupefying1870 gee whiz1889 scorching1890 doozy1903 sensational1909 eye-popping1918 wunnerful1924 crashing1931 staggering1934 eyewatering1950 mind-boggling1955 Ozymandian1961 knock-out1966 mind-blowing1966 motherfucking1973 boggling1975 gobsmacking1981 tubular1982 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > vast, immense, or huge > and amazing ferlya1400 wonderfulc1540 stupendiousa1549 portentous1553 stupenduous1610 stupendous1618 stupend1621 tremendous1813 awesome1838 devastating1889 dizzy1896 doozy1903 staggering1934 eyewatering1950 zonking great1958 stonking1980 the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > state of being shocked > [adjective] > shocking execrable1490 perculsive1609 shocking1703 nerve-shattering1840 eyewatering1950 traumatic1962 1950 Republican-Courier (Findlay, Ohio) 10 June 18/1 (advt.) Are you looking for a new refrigerator..? We've got eyewatering prices. Wow! 1976 J. Grant Skateboarding iv. 38 Downhill skateboarding is another area..you can get into as a beginner. But leave the big eye-watering hills until later. 1995 Autocar 1 Mar. (Porsche Suppl.) 60/3 Factory-recognised agents have eye-watering labour rates. 2010 Daily Star (Nexis) 16 Aug. 1 The eye-watering sum was doled out in sickness benefit to skivers just too idle to get a job. Derivatives ˈeye-ˌwateringly adv. ΚΠ 1971 Washington Post 18 June b14/7 By some magic it gets funny again, hysterically, eye-wateringly, falling-down funny. 1994 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 8 Apr. c21 Another Indonesian soup..that is wonderfully tart and sweet and eye-wateringly spicy. 2010 Independent on Sunday 29 Aug. 45/2 He was right about the weather and the place is eye-wateringly expensive. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : eye-wateringn. < adj.1873 see also
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eyewateringadj.

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