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eye-wateringly

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • 2016, David Robert Grimes, quoted in Abby Ohlheiser, “Why the Internet’s biggest conspiracy theories don’t make mathematical sense,” Washington Post, 28 January, 2016, I hope that by showing how eye-wateringly unlikely some alleged conspiracies are, some people will reconsider their anti-science beliefs.

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