spongy

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having the characteristics of a sponge, namely being absorbent, squishy or porous.
    — spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones
  2. Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy.
    — Thy banks with pioned and twilled brims, Which spongy April at thy hest betrims,
  3. Drunk. slang

词形变化

spongier comparative spongiest superlative spongey alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
nonspongy spongily sponginess spongy body spongy lead spongy moth spongy platinum unspongy

词源

Etymology tree
English spong(e)
English -y
English spongy
From spong(e) + -y.
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