Antonyms for spongy

Grammar : Adj

Spell : spuhn-jee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈspʌn dʒi

Definition of spongy

Origin : "soft, elastic," 1530s, from sponge (n.) + -y (2). Related: Sponginess.

adj cushioned, absorbent

Example sentences :

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.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

The stem is shorter than the diameter of the cap, smooth, white, and solid or spongy.
Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

(g) The spongy lead may be bulged, or the positives may be buckled.
Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte

Wood soft, that of the roots light and spongy and used for corks.
Extract from : « Trees of the Northern United States » by Austin C. Apgar

This is due to the action between the spongy lead and the electrolyte.
Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte

They are hardest and most solid on their surfaces, and hollow, or spongy, inside.
Extract from : « A Handbook of Health » by Woods Hutchinson

The track that was parched and spongy has now become soft and slippery.
Extract from : « On the Heels of De Wet » by The Intelligence Officer

Rasco tried to run up the spongy incline and sank to his knees.
Extract from : « The Boy Land Boomer » by Ralph Bonehill

But the wood was decayed; it was so soft and spongy it would not support his weight.
Extract from : « The Black Phantom » by Leo Edward Miller

When the gums are spongy, they should be frequently pricked with a lancet.
Extract from : « Zoonomia, Vol. II » by Erasmus Darwin

Synonyms for spongy

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