water-damaged
Soaked and spoiled
Water-damaged describes something harmed by exposure to water—warped, stained, weakened, or otherwise deteriorated.
Books become water-damaged when floods reach shelves; electronics fail after spills.
The water-damaged ceiling showed brown stains where the roof had leaked.
Insurance claims and property sales often hinge on the extent of water damage.
Covered with water
- ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
- warpedBent out of true
- stainedMarred by discoloration
- moldyCovered in fungal growth
saturated · soaked · buckled · swollen · discolored · musty · rotted · deteriorated
Bent out of true
- rottedDecomposed over time
- saggingBending downward weakly
- bucklingBending from compression
- compromisedMade vulnerable to harm
weakened · swollen · delaminated · crumbling · spalling · efflorescence · foundation · subfloor
Lost original color
- illegibleCannot be read
- wrinkledHaving surface folds
- smudgedBlurred by contact
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
foxed · fragile · brittle · pulpy · cockled · rippled · curled · deteriorated
Eaten away chemically
- shortedGave less than owed
- friedCooked in hot fat
- malfunctioningOperating incorrectly or failing
- oxidizedCombined with oxygen
bricked · unresponsive · waterlogged · desiccant · rusted · capacitor · irreparable · salvageable
flooded
Covered with water
moldy · saturated · soaked · buckled · swollen · discolored · musty · rotted · deteriorated · compromised
warped
Bent out of true
compromised · weakened · swollen · delaminated · crumbling · spalling · efflorescence · foundation · subfloor · drywall
faded
Lost original color
bleeding · foxed · fragile · brittle · pulpy · cockled · rippled · curled · deteriorated · yellowed
corroded
Eaten away chemically
- shortedGave less than owed
- friedCooked in hot fat
- malfunctioningOperating incorrectly or failing
oxidized · bricked · unresponsive · waterlogged · desiccant · rusted · capacitor · irreparable · salvageable · submersion
- paper conditionsyellowed, faded, torn, creased, wrinkled
- property traitsspacious, cozy, rundown, dilapidated, vacant
- conditionsmedical condition, weather conditions, environmental conditions, living conditions, working conditions