Meaning of buttery in English

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

   • insincere
2. 2. resembling or containing or spread with butter

   Examples

   • « a rich buttery cake »

   Synonyms

   • fatty
   • fat

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