spongy
Americanadjective
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of the nature of or resembling a sponge; light, porous, and elastic or readily compressible, as pith or bread.
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having the absorbent characteristics of a sponge; absorbing or holding liquid or yielding liquid when pressed.
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of or relating to a sponge.
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lacking in firmness or solidity.
spongy wood; a spongy feeling from the car brakes.
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moist and soft; soggy.
spongy ground.
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porous but hard, as bone.
adjective
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of or resembling a sponge, esp in texture, porosity, elasticity, or compressibility
spongy bread
spongy bone
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of or like a sponge in respect of its capacity to absorb fluid and yield it when compressed
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Spongy moths produce just one generation a year.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2022
Spongy moths: These invasive insects can decimate your garden.
From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2022
Spongy bone is prominent in areas of bones that are not heavily stressed or where stresses arrive from many directions.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Spongy bone is made of tiny plates called trabeculae these plates serve as struts to give the spongy bone strength.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Spongy Pt has a remarkable power of absorbing, or occluding, O without uniting with it.
From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips
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