Adjective
- 1. spongy, squashy, squishy, spongelike, soft (vs. hard)
- usage: easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility; "spongy bread"
- 2. spongy, spongelike, absorbent (vs. nonabsorbent), absorptive
- usage: like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed
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