Meaning of SPONGY
| Pronunciation: | | 'spunjee
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- [adj] like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed
- [adj] resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility; "spongy bread"
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| | Synonyms: | | absorbent, absorptive, soft, spongelike, squashy, squishy |
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| | Definition: | | \Spon"gy\, a.
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.
3. Having the quality of imbibing fluids, like a sponge.
{Spongy lead} (Chem.), sponge lead. See under {Sponge}.
{Spongy platinum}. See under {Platinum}.
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