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1. (adj.) spongy
of the nature of or resembling a sponge; light, porous, or readily compressible.
2. spongy
having the absorbent characteristics of a sponge.
3. spongy
of or pertaining to a sponge.
4. spongy
porous but hard, as bone.
Etymology: (1530–40)
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| Definition of 'spongy' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) spongy, squashy, squishy, spongelike
easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
"spongy bread"
2. (adj) spongy, spongelike
like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed
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| Definition of 'spongy' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) spongy
soft, and full of cavities; of an open, loose, pliable texture; as, a spongy excrescence; spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones
2. (adj) spongy
wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy
3. (adj) spongy
having the quality of imbibing fluids, like a sponge
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Sense: soft and springy or holding water like a sponge
spongy ground.
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 Afrikaans: sponsig |
 Arabic: إسْفَنْجي، لَيِّن |
 Bulgarian: гъбест |
 Brazilian: esponjoso |
 Czech: houbovitý |
 German: schwammig |
 Danish: blød; svampet |
 Greek: σπογγώδης, ελαστικός |
 Spanish: esponjoso |
 Estonian: käsnjas, poorne |
 Finnish: huokoinen |
 French: spongieux |
 Hebrew: סְפוֹגִי |
 Hindi: गद्देदार, नरम |
 Croatian: spužvast, porozan |
 Hungarian: szivacsos |
 Indonesian: seperti spons |
 Icelandic: svampkenndur |
 Italian: spugnoso |
 Japanese: スポンジのような |
 Korean: 해면질의, 흡수성의 |
 Lithuanian: purus, akytas |
 Latvian: porains; sūklim līdzīgs |
 Malay: bersifat span |
 Dutch: sponsachtig |
 Norwegian: svampaktig, porøs |
 Polish: gąbczasty |
 Portuguese: esponjoso |
 Romanian: spongios |
 Russian: пористый; впитывающий |
 Slovak: pórovitý; mokrý |
 Slovenian: gobast |
 Serbian: sunđerast |
 Swedish: svampig |
 Thai: เป็นรูพรุน |
 Turkish: sünger gibi |
 Taiwanese: 海綿狀的，有吸水性的 |
 Ukrainian: губчастий; пористий |
 Urdu: نرم، اسفنجی اور پانی سوکھ |
 Vietnamese: xốp, thấm nước |
 Chinese: 海绵状的，有吸水性的 |
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