- of the nature of or resembling a sponge; light, porous, and elastic or readily compressible, as pith or bread.
- having the absorbent characteristics of a sponge; absorbing or holding liquid or yielding liquid when pressed.
- of or relating to a sponge.
- lacking in firmness or solidity: spongy wood; a spongy feeling from the car brakes.
- moist and soft; soggy: spongy ground.
- porous but hard, as bone.
- of or resembling a sponge, esp in texture, porosity, elasticity, or compressibility
- of or like a sponge in respect of its capacity to absorb fluid and yield it when compressed
