Meaning of buttery in English
Classifying Adjective
butteryDefinitions
1. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speechExamples
- « buttery praise »
- « gave him a fulsome introduction »
- « an oily sycophantic press agent »
- « oleaginous hypocrisy »
- « smarmy self-importance »
- « the unctuous Uriah Heep »
Synonyms
- 2. resembling or containing or spread with butter
Examples
- « a rich buttery cake »
Synonyms
Noun
butteryEtymology
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- 2. a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals