ˈspənjēəs adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French spongieux, from Latin spongiosus, from spongia sponge + -osus -ous
archaic : full of small cavities like sponge : spongy
ˈspənjēəs adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French spongieux, from Latin spongiosus, from spongia sponge + -osus -ous
archaic : full of small cavities like sponge : spongy
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012