spongy

Adjective

spongy (comparative spongier, superlative spongiest)

1. Having the characteristics of a sponge, namely being absorbent, squishy or porous.
   • spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones
   • Though no man lesser fears the Greeks than I
     As far as toucheth my particular,
     Yet, dread Priam,
     There is no lady of more softer bowels,
     More spongy to suck in the sense of fear,
     More ready to cry out 'Who knows what follows?'
     Than Hector is:c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

   Synonyms:

   spongelike

2. Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy.
   • Thy banks with pioned and twilled brims,
     Which spongy April at thy hest betrims,1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...
   • Her who still weepes with spungie eyes,
     And her who is dry corke, and never cries;
     I can love her, and her, and you and you,
     I can love any, so she be not true.1633, John Donne, “The Indifferent”, in Poems, London: John Marriot, page 200

   Synonyms:

   wet

3. (slang) Drunk.

   Synonyms:

   drunk