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   spongy

   /ˈspʌn(d)ʒi/

   adjective

   • 1. like a sponge, especially in being porous, compressible, or absorbent: "a soft, spongy blanket of moss" Similar softcushionycushionedsquashycompressibleyieldingspringyresilientelasticporousabsorbentabsorptivepermeableperviouslighttechnical:spongiforminformal:squidgyrare:spongioseOpposite hardsolid
   • ▪ (of metal) having an open, porous structure: "spongy platinum"
   • ▪ (chiefly of a motor vehicle's braking system) lacking firmness.

   Derivatives

   • 1. spongily adverb
   • 2. sponginess noun

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