spongier
Softer and bouncier
Spongier is the comparative form of spongy—softer, more porous, more absorbent.
A well-risen bread is spongier than a dense one.
Soil with more organic matter feels spongier underfoot.
The cake came out spongier than last time.
Soft and easily compressed
- cushionySoft and yielding
- yieldingBending under pressure
- compressibleCapable of being condensed
- mushySoft or saccharine
doughy · pillowy · plush · fluffy · squashy · marshmallow · tender · fleshy
Tends to rebound
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
- resilientAble to recover quickly
- reboundingBouncing back after collision
- flexibleAble to bend freely
rubbery · buoyant · springing · supple · tensile · recoiling · stretch · springback
Allowing substances through
pitted · vesicular · open · honeycomb · bubbly · perforated · ventilated · cavernous
squishy
Soft and easily compressed
- cushionySoft and yielding
- yieldingBending under pressure
- compressibleCapable of being condensed
mushy · doughy · pillowy · plush · fluffy · squashy · marshmallow · tender · fleshy · pulpy
bouncy
Tends to rebound
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
- resilientAble to recover quickly
- reboundingBouncing back after collision
flexible · rubbery · buoyant · springing · supple · tensile · recoiling · stretch · springback · responsive
permeable
Allowing substances through
holey · pitted · vesicular · open · honeycomb · bubbly · perforated · ventilated · cavernous · reticulated
soak
Saturate with liquid
wicking · mop · swab · dab · sop · absorption · capillary · permeate · retentive · absorbency