wilty
Starting to droop
Wilty describes plants or leaves that are drooping or starting to wilt—limp and lacking firmness from insufficient water or heat stress.
The word has an informal, slightly playful quality: The lettuce looked a bit wilty after sitting out.
It can describe anything that seems droopy or deflated: wilty celery, wilty flowers on the table.
Utterly depleted of energy
- fatiguedDrained of energy
- drainedEmptied of resources
- spentExhausted or disbursed
- wearyDeeply tired, spent
lethargic · enervated · flagging · languid · listless · droopy · sagging · overheated
Bending downward weakly
- limpLacking firmness or rigidity
- droopyHanging or bending downward
- flaccidSoft, lacking firmness
- floppyLacking rigidity, bending easily
slumping · bending · bowing · sinking · hanging · flopping · lolling · pendulous
Depleted of moisture
- shriveledContracted from moisture loss
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- thirstyNeeding hydration
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
withered · crispy · papery · crinkled · dehydrated · dry · wrinkled · puckered
exhausted
Utterly depleted of energy
weary · lethargic · enervated · flagging · languid · listless · droopy · sagging · overheated · faint
sagging
Bending downward weakly
floppy · slumping · bending · bowing · sinking · hanging · flopping · lolling · pendulous · slouching
dried-out
Depleted of moisture
desiccated · withered · crispy · papery · crinkled · dehydrated · dry · wrinkled · puckered · shrunk
lettuce
Leafy salad vegetable
arugula · kale · cabbage · chard · basil · cilantro · parsley · herbs · produce · leaves
stale
No longer fresh
- deterioratingBecoming progressively worse
- agingGrowing older over time
- spoilingCausing ruin or decay
browning · yellowing · overripe · old · turning · fading · refrigerated · day-old · leftover · forgotten
- wilted flowersDying plant matter
- wilting flowersDying plant blooms
- wilted spinach
- wilted greensHeat-collapsed leafy vegetables
- Wilt Chamberlain
- wilted lettuceFlaccid salad leaves