Definitions for spongy

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spongy spon·gy

Spelling: [spuhn-jee]

IPA: /ˈspʌn dʒi/

Spongy is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 70 anagrams from letters in spongy (gnopsy).

Definitions for spongy

adjective

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 relating to a sponge.
4. lacking in firmness or solidity:
5. moist and soft; soggy:
6. porous but hard, as bone.

Origin of spongy

First recorded in 1530-40; sponge + -y¹

Examples for spongy

They are hardest and most solid on their surfaces, and hollow, or spongy, inside.

The tenderloin is rare when soft and spongy, and it becomes firmer as it reaches medium to well done.

The track that was parched and spongy has now become soft and slippery.

Wood soft, that of the roots light and spongy and used for corks.

(g) The spongy lead may be bulged, or the positives may be buckled.

The loaves will be found to rise well in the oven, to be more light and spongy, and also whiter than bread in the common way.

The stem is shorter than the diameter of the cap, smooth, white, and solid or spongy.

This is due to the action between the spongy lead and the electrolyte.

The half-circle of bread gets squeezed open to become a pocket like a huge, spongy pita.

But last fall it seemed as if the spongy, sickly-sweet confections would disappear from the face of the earth.