buttery

Noun · Adjective
US[buht-er-ee]/ˈbʌtɚi/3 syllables
Synonyms: pantrylarderfulsomeoilyoleaginoussmarmysoapyunctuous

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)butteries

  1. a small storeroom for storing foods or winesSynonyms: pantrylarderType of storeroom, storage roomKinds stillroom, still room
  2. a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light mealsType of teashop, teahouse

Adjective (2)

  1. unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech“buttery praise”“gave him a fulsome introduction”“an oily sycophantic press agent”“oleaginous hypocrisy”“smarmy self-importance”“the unctuous Uriah Heep”“soapy compliments”Synonyms: fulsomeoilyoleaginoussmarmysoapyunctuousOpposite sincereSimilar insincere
  2. resembling or containing or spread with butter“a rich buttery cake”Opposite fatlessSimilar fatty, fat

Related words butter noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

But′ter·y (…), adjective

Having the qualities, consistence, or appearance, of butter.

But′ter·y noun; pl. Butteries (…).

Origin: OE. botery, botry; cf. LL. botaria wine vessel; also OE. botelerie, fr. F. bouteillerie, fr. boutellie bottle. Not derived from butter. See Bottle a hollow vessel, Butt a cask.

1. An apartment in a house where butter, milk and other provisions are kept.

All that need a cool and fresh temper, as cellars, pantries, and butteries, to the north.— Sir Henry Wotton

2. A room in some English colleges where liquors, fruit, and refreshments are kept for sale to the students.

And the major Oxford kept the buttery bar.— Edward Hall

3. A cellar in which butts of wine are kept. John Weale

Buttery hatch, a half door between the buttery or kitchen and the hall, in old mansions, over which provisions were passed. Thomas Wright

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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