| 1. | of the nature of or resembling a sponge; light, porous, and elastic or readily compressible, as pith or bread. |
| 2. | having the absorbent characteristics of a sponge; absorbing or holding liquid or yielding liquid when pressed. |
| 3. | of or pertaining to a sponge. |
| 4. | lacking in firmness or solidity: spongy wood; a spongy feeling from the car brakes. |
| 5. | moist and soft; soggy: spongy ground. |
| 6. | porous but hard, as bone. |
spongy spong·y (spŭn'jē)
adj.
Resembling a sponge in appearance, elasticity, or porosity.