spongy
English
/ˈspʌndʒi/
adj
Definitions
- Having the characteristics of a sponge, namely being absorbent, squishy or porous.
- Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy.
- (slang) Drunk.
Etymology
Suffix from English sponge.
Origin
English
sponge
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bacteriosponge English
- calcisponge English
- cyanosponge English
- disponge English
- microsponge English
- nanosponge English
- nonspongy English
- sclerosponge English
- sponge English
- spongeable English
- spongebags English
- spongeful English
- spongeless English
- spongelet English
- spongelike English
- sponger English
- spongeth English
- spongeware English
- spongeworthy English
- spongicolous English
- spongily English
- spongin English
- sponginess English
- spongious English
- spongivore English
- spongoblast English
- spongoid English
- unspongy English
- spugna Italian
- σπογγιά Ancient Greek
- spunge Old English
- spongo Esperanto
- isiponji Zulu
- سپنج Pashto, Pushto
- chiponji Shona