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

Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy.

Irregularly interrupted by small, sometimes scarcely distinguishable cavities; porous.

Having the quality of imbibing fluids, like a sponge.

having a surface that can be compressed but recovers.

like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed