Meaning of buttery in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈbədəri/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    buttery

    Definitions

    1. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

    Examples

    • « buttery praise »
    • « gave him a fulsome introduction »
    • « an oily sycophantic press agent »
    • « oleaginous hypocrisy »
    • « smarmy self-importance »
    • « the unctuous Uriah Heep »

    Synonyms

  2. 2. resembling or containing or spread with butter

    Examples

    • « a rich buttery cake »

    Synonyms

  3. Noun

    buttery

    Etymology

    Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French boterie‘butt store’, from Old French bot (see butt)

    Definitions

    1. a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
  4. 2. a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals

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