SPONGILY

Etymology

Adverb

spongily (comparative more spongily, superlative most spongily)

In a spongy manner.

Anagrams

• posingly

Source: Wiktionary


SPONGY

Spon"gy, a.

1. Soft, and full of cavities; of an open, loose, pliable texture; as, a spongy excrescence; spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones.

2. Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy. "Spongy April." Shak.

3. Having the quality of imbibing fluids, like a sponge. Spongy lead (Chem.), sponge lead. See under Sponge.

– Spongy platinum. See under Platinum.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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