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Webster 1913 Edition
Spongy
Spon′gy
(spŭn′jy̆)
, Adj.
1.
Soft, and full of cavities; of an open, loose, pliable texture;
as, a
spongy
excrescence; spongy
earth; spongy
cake; spongy
bones.2.
Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy.
“Spongy April.” Shak.
Definition 2024
spongy
spongy
English
Alternative forms
Adjective
spongy (comparative spongier, superlative spongiest)
- Having the characteristics of a sponge, namely being absorbent, squishy or porous.
- spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones
- Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy.
- Shakespeare
- spongy April
- Shakespeare
Derived terms
- spongy lead
- spongy platinum
Translations
absorbent, squishy, porous
soaked and soft
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