eye-watering vs scary

eye-watering

adj
  • Of a shocking or surprising nature. 

  • So expensive that (figuratively) it would make one's eyes water. 

  • Having an odour, vapours or smoke which causes irritation to the eyes. 

  • Having an extremely bad odour. 

scary

adj
  • Uncannily striking or surprising. 

  • Subject to sudden alarm; easily frightened. 

  • Causing fear or anxiety 

adv
  • To a scary extent; scarily. 

noun
  • Barren land having only a thin coat of grass. 

How often have the words eye-watering and scary occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )