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eye-searing en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. Painful to look at.
    • The packed opening night of Twain’s first UK tour since 2004 is an impressively barnstorming, thigh-slapping, eye-searing revue that marries her bulletproof back catalogue with a cautious sprinkle of new material. 2018 September 20, Graeme Virtue, “Shania Twain review – barnstorming, thigh-slapping spectacular”, in The Guardian:
    • Bright red light filled the room, it was eye-searing, yet strangely familiar.
    • The perfect lockdown antidote: get in a plane and see New York, or the Amalfi coast, or the Himalayas, in eye-searing detail 2020 August 18, Keith Stuart, “Microsoft Flight Simulator review – buckle in and see the world”, in The Guardian:

Forms

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more eye-searing Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most eye-searing Degree=Sup lexicographic

Relateds

eye-watering · eye bleach · eye-opening