underbrew
Not extracted enough
To underbrew is to brew insufficiently—not long enough, not hot enough, or with too little of the brewing ingredient.
Underbrewed coffee or tea comes out weak and watery: This coffee tastes underbrewed.
The opposite of overbrew.
Containing excess liquid
- diluteReduce by adding solvent
- thinSmall in diameter
- paleLacking color intensity
- faintWeak and indistinct
insipid · anemic · tepid · wishy-washy · underwhelming · halfhearted · subdued · lackluster
Not yet complete
- partialFavoring one side
- underdevelopedInsufficiently grown or advanced
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- insufficientBelow required quantity
deficient · unready · half-done · curtailed · truncated · abbreviated · premature · rushed
Lacking distinctive qualities
- tastelessHaving no flavor
- flatLacking vertical variation
- vapidDull, without depth
- unseasonedLacking flavor or experience
dull · lifeless · savorless · unappetizing · muted · characterless · neutral · unremarkable
Easily broken or harmed
- mildModerate in intensity
- gentleSoft and kind
- softYielding to touch
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
mellow · understated · nuanced · restrained · refined · whisper · hint · suggestion
watery
Containing excess liquid
faint · insipid · anemic · tepid · wishy-washy · underwhelming · halfhearted · subdued · lackluster · feeble
unfinished
Not yet complete
- partialFavoring one side
- underdevelopedInsufficiently grown or advanced
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
insufficient · deficient · unready · half-done · curtailed · truncated · abbreviated · premature · rushed · impatient
bland
Lacking distinctive qualities
unseasoned · dull · lifeless · savorless · unappetizing · muted · characterless · neutral · unremarkable · plain
delicate
Easily broken or harmed
light · mellow · understated · nuanced · restrained · refined · whisper · hint · suggestion · trace