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English and German Translation Search Results for spongy

Summary

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spongy:
- mürbe; faul; morsch; schwammartig; schwammig
Wiktionary:
- spongy → schwammartig, schwammig

English

Detailed Translations for spongy from English to German

spongy:

spongy adj

spongy (woolly; rotten; wooly)
mürbe; faul; morsch
- mürbe adj
- faul adj
- morsch adj
spongy (spongelike)
schwammartig; schwammig
- schwammartig adj
- schwammig adj

Translation Matrix for spongy:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	spongelike; squashy; squishy
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
faul	rotten; spongy; woolly; wooly	banal; bearing no interests; below the belt; churlish; coarse; corrupt; dawdling; degenerate; depraved; dirty; disgusting; dowdy; dragging; drooping; filthy; gross; grubby; gruesome; heinous; idle; inactive; indistinct; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; loathsome; nasty; obscure; passive; perverted; putrefied; putrid; rancid; repugnant; repulsive; revolting; rotten; shabby; shoddy; shuffling; sickening; sloppy; slovenly; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; sordid; tardy; trite; trivial; unclear; unmannerly; unsavory; unsavoury; vague; vapid; vulgar
morsch	rotten; spongy; woolly; wooly	putrefying; rotting; spoiling
mürbe	rotten; spongy; woolly; wooly	brittle; crisp; crumbly; delicate; fragile; frail; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; soft; succulent; tender; vulnerable; wobbly; wonky
schwammartig	spongelike; spongy
schwammig	spongelike; spongy	clammy; faint; smelling of sweat; subdued; sweaty; vague

Related Words for "spongy":

sponginess, spongier, spongiest

Synonyms for "spongy":

squashy; squishy; spongelike; soft
absorbent; absorptive

Related Definitions for "spongy":

like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed¹
easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility¹
- spongy bread¹

Wiktionary Translations for spongy:

spongy

adjective

absorbent, squishy, porous
- spongy → schwammartig; schwammig

spongy

adjective

die Konsistenz eines Schwammes habend; wie ein Schwamm
- schwammig → spongy

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University