spongilyadv.
In a spongy manner.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [adverb] > in porous manner
porously1846
spongily1882
1882 A. S. Herschel in Nature 16 Feb. 363/2 Increase of storage capacity can be given to corrugated or to spongily and otherwise roughened lead elements.
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