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Definitions for Spongy

[1] of the nature of or resembling a sponge; light, porous, and elastic or readily compressible, as pith or bread.
[2] having the absorbent characteristics of a sponge; absorbing or holding liquid or yielding liquid when pressed.
[3] of or relating to a sponge.
[4] lacking in firmness or solidity: spongy wood; a spongy feeling from the car brakes.
[5] moist and soft; soggy: spongy ground.
[6] porous but hard, as bone.
[7] of or resembling a sponge, esp in texture, porosity, elasticity, or compressibility spongy bread ; spongy bone
[8] of or like a sponge in respect of its capacity to absorb fluid and yield it when compressed

Words related to Spongy

soft, porous, mushy, springy, squishy, rubbery, elastic, light, resilient, yielding, absorptive, pulpy, cribriform, cushiony, pappy

Words nearby Spongy

spongioid, spongiose, spongiosis, spongiositis, spongocoel, spongy, spongy bone, spongy degeneration, spongy parenchyma, spongy substance, sponsion

Origin of Spongy

First recorded in 1530–40; sponge + -y1

Other words from Spongy

spon·gi·ly , adverb
spon·gi·ness , noun
un·spong·y , adjective
spong′ i•ness n.

Synonyms for Spongy

mushy, porous, rubbery, soft, springy, squishy, absorptive, cribriform, cushiony, elastic, light, pappy, pulpous, pulpy, resilient, yielding