Spongy
['spʌn(d)ʒɪ] or ['spʌndʒi]
Definition
(adj.) like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed .
(adj.) easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility; 'spongy bread' .
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Definition
(a.) Soft, and full of cavities; of an open, loose, pliable texture; as, a spongy excrescence; spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones.
(a.) Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy.
(a.) Having the quality of imbibing fluids, like a sponge.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Bibulous, porous.
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Examples
- Meanwhile, the dough itself is influenced by the heat and is stiffened to such an extent that it retains its inflated shape and spongy nature. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The dough is thick and sticky and the gas bubbles expand it into a spongy mass. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The doughy mass which goes into the oven, comes out a light spongy loaf; the small indigestible rice grain comes out the swollen, fluffy, digestible grain. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The result of the fermentation is a light, spongy loaf. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- There were four protruding fingers and a horrid red, spongy surface where the thumb should have been. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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