資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Spongy \Spon"gy\, a.
   1. Soft, and full of cavities; of an open, loose, pliable
      texture; as, a spongy excrescence; spongy earth; spongy
      cake; spongy bones.

   2. Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy.
      ``Spongy April.'' --Shak.

   3. Having the quality of imbibing fluids, like a sponge.

   {Spongy lead} (Chem.), sponge lead. See under {Sponge}.

   {Spongy platinum}. See under {Platinum}.