spongy
adjective
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
spongy bread
Related & opposite
- poriferan derivation
- compressibility derivation
- sponginess derivation
- soft similar to
Sense 2 adjective
like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed
Related & opposite
- sponginess derivation
- sponge derivation
- absorbent similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | poriferan |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | compressibility |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sponginess |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | soft |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sponginess |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sponge |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | absorbent |