1. Easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
   "spongy bread";
   - squashy, squishy, spongelike
    
2. Like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed
   "The spongy cake soaked up the syrup";
   - spongelike

Derived forms: spongier, spongiest

See also: absorbent, absorptive, soft

Encyclopedia: Spongy