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eyewateringly

eyewateringly is the alternative spelling of eye-wateringly.

Meaning of eye-wateringly

Adverb

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

  1. In a manner or to a degree that causes one’s eyes to water or tear up, often due to an emotional situation or sentimental feelings, or due to shocking or exciting events.
    • Another Indonesian soup, asam shrimp […], includes incredibly fresh shrimp in their shells and okra in a tamarind broth that is wonderfully tart and sweet and eye-wateringly spicy.1994 April 8, Eric Asimov, “Arts”, in New York Times

Forms of eyewateringly

comparativemore eyewateringly
superlativemost eyewateringly

Questions about eyewateringly

What is eyewateringly the alternative spelling of?
Eyewateringly is the alternative spelling of eye-wateringly.

Words near eyewateringly in the dictionary

  1. eyewashed
  2. eyewashes
  3. eyewashing
  4. eyewater
  5. eyewatering
  6. eyewateringly
  7. eyewaters
  8. eyewear
  9. eyewhite
  10. eyewhites
  11. eyewink

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