eyewatering

Adjective

eye-watering (comparative more eye-watering, superlative most eye-watering)

1. Having an odour, vapours or smoke which causes irritation to the eyes.
2. (figuratively) Having an extremely bad odour.

   Synonyms:

   foul-smelling

3. (figuratively) So expensive that (figuratively) it would make one's eyes water.
   • Toyota is developing a hydrogen fuel cell car, but the research and development costs are eye-watering. By contrast, a British firm, Riversimple, is producing a cheap, compact two-seater, which will probably come to dominate the small car market, particularly for drivers who cannot plug in a car at...2021 January 25, Chris Barker, Dr Robin Russell-Jones, “Electric cars are not the only green solution”, in The Guardian

   Synonyms:

   5-star, big-ticket, chargeful, cheap at half the price, costful, costly, cost-prohibitive, fancy, dear, dearthful

4. (figuratively) Of a shocking or surprising nature.

   Synonyms:

   astounding, astonishing, awesome, random, shocking, spontaneous, sudden, surprise, heartstopping, surprising