Meanings
adjectivespongious (comparative more spongious, superlative most spongious)
comparative more spongious · superlative most spongious
Origin
- Latinspongiōsus
- Middle Englishspongious
- Englishspongious
From Middle English spongious, from Latin spongiōsus. By surface analysis, sponge + -ious.
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APA
spongious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spongious
MLA
“spongious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spongious. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spongious,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spongious.
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