spongiest
Softest and springiest
Spongiest is the superlative of spongy—the most soft, porous, or absorbent of a group.
It describes things with a springy, yielding texture like a sponge: the spongiest cake I've ever tasted, The ground was spongiest near the creek.
Soft and easily compressed
- cushionySoft and yielding
- pillowySoft and cushioned
- plushThick-pile soft fabric
- fluffySoft and light-textured
doughy · tender · velvety · yielding · compressible · squashy · marshmallowy · silky
Tends to rebound
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
- springyAble to rebound
- reboundingBouncing back after collision
- flexibleAble to bend freely
supple · pliable · rubbery · buoyant · compressible · recovery · yielding · give
Saturate with liquid
- saturateSoak to full capacity
- drenchSoak something completely
- blotMark left by spillage
- mopFloor-washing implement
swab · sop · wicking · thirsty · retentive · hygroscopic · permeable · imbibe
Having many openings
- pittedSeed removed, or opposed
- cellularComposed of small units
- honeycombedPerforated with cavities
- alveolarOf tooth sockets
vesicular · foamy · cavernous · reticulated · latticed · meshed · breathable · aerated
squishy
Soft and easily compressed
fluffy · doughy · tender · velvety · yielding · compressible · squashy · marshmallowy · silky · downy
bouncy
Tends to rebound
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
- springyAble to rebound
- reboundingBouncing back after collision
flexible · supple · pliable · rubbery · buoyant · compressible · recovery · yielding · give · stretch
soak
Saturate with liquid
mop · swab · sop · wicking · thirsty · retentive · hygroscopic · permeable · imbibe · quench
holey
Having many openings
- pittedSeed removed, or opposed
- cellularComposed of small units
- honeycombedPerforated with cavities
alveolar · vesicular · foamy · cavernous · reticulated · latticed · meshed · breathable · aerated · perforated