buttery
1 Americanadjective
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containing, like, or coated with butter
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informal grossly or insincerely flattering; obsequious
noun
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a room for storing foods or wines
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(in some universities) a room in which food is supplied or sold to students
Other Word Forms
- butteriness noun
Etymology
Origin of buttery1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English buttry, buttrie; butter, -y 1
Origin of buttery2
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English boterie, butry, from Middle French, Old French, from Late Latin botāria (derivative of bota, butta “cask”) + -erie; butt 4, -ery
Example Sentences
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Some say that the strong currents and cool temperatures of Scottish waters slow the growth of the fish which helps create a more flavorful, buttery texture.
From Salon
The rented cottage had just four rooms—bedroom, front room, kitchen, and buttery.
From Literature
Long before its buttery aroma seeped into the upholstery of American theaters, the snack lived a humbler life.
The truest to buttery brioche in flavor and texture, and through its lightness, one could almost convince oneself this is breakfast.
From Salon
His voice - bruised, buttery and intimate - has been an inescapable undercurrent of Bollywood, narrating heartbreaks, longings and reconciliations for millions for more than a decade.
From BBC
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