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spongious

spongious adjective: characteristic of a sponge; spongy.

Adjective

spongious (comparative more spongious, superlative most spongious)

  1. Characteristic of a sponge; spongy

Forms of spongious

comparativemore spongious
superlativemost spongious

Origin of spongious

From Middle English spongious, from Latin spongiōsus. By surface analysis, sponge + -ious.

Words formed from spongious

Questions about spongious

What does spongious mean?
Spongious means characteristic of a sponge; spongy.
What part of speech is spongious?
Spongious is an adjective.

Words near spongious in the dictionary

  1. spongiostrata
  2. spongiostratum
  3. spongiotic
  4. spongiotrophoblast
  5. spongiotrophoblasts
  6. spongious
  7. spongious body
  8. spongiousness
  9. spongistatin
  10. spongistatins
  11. spongivore

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