2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spongy \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}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
spongy
adj 1: resembling a sponge in having soft texture and
compressibility; "spongy bread" [syn: {squashy}, {squishy}]
2: like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it
back when compressed
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