spongily
In absorbent fashion
In a spongy manner—soft, porous, and yielding to pressure.
The word describes how something absorbs or compresses like a sponge: The moss gave way spongily beneath her boots.
It can suggest unpleasant softness or lack of firmness: The overripe fruit squished spongily in his hand.
Soft and yielding
- squishySoft and easily compressed
- yieldingBending under pressure
- fluffySoft and light-textured
- pillowySoft and cushioned
doughy · marshmallowy · plush · squashy · padded · mushy · tender · pulpy
Able to rebound
- bouncyTends to rebound
- reboundReturn after deflection
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
- springinessCapacity for elastic recovery
buoyancy · recoverable · rebounding · give · responsive · returning · flexing
cushiony
Soft and yielding
pillowy · doughy · marshmallowy · plush · squashy · padded · mushy · tender · pulpy · compressible
springy
Able to rebound
- bouncyTends to rebound
- reboundReturn after deflection
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
springiness · buoyancy · recoverable · rebounding · give · responsive · returning · flexing
honeycombed
Perforated with cavities
cellular · vesicular · pitted · alveolar · lattice · meshed · cavernous · reticulated · fissured · chambered
soak
Saturate with liquid
mop · swab · wicking · permeate · sop · thirsty · absorption · capillary · osmosis · imbibe
spongilyrigidly
In an unyielding manner
stiffly · inflexibly · unbendingly · unyieldingly · tautly