Spongy, yielding (4)
I believe the answer is:
soft
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">spongy</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">yielding</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for soft that I've seen before include "Easily yielding to pressure" , "Mild" , "firm? On the contrary" , "Subdued - gentle" , "Tender or yielding to pressure" .)