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spongy

Pronunciation: /ˈspʌn(d)ʒi/
(also spongey)
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Definition of spongy

adjective (spongier, spongiest)

  • like a sponge, especially in being porous, compressible, or absorbent:a soft, spongy blanket of moss
  • (of metal) having an open, porous structure:spongy platinum
  • (chiefly of a motor vehicle’s braking system) lacking firmness.

Derivatives

spongily

adverb

sponginess

noun

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