1
a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
2
a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals
3
A room for keeping food or beverages; a storeroom.
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"
2
resembling or containing or spread with butter
"a rich buttery cake"
3
Made with or tasting of butter.
1
A surname, from Anglo-Norman.
Example Sentences
"buttery praise"
adjective
"gave him a fulsome introduction"
adjective
"an oily sycophantic press agent"
adjective
"oleaginous hypocrisy"
adjective
"smarmy self-importance"
adjective
"the unctuous Uriah Heep"
adjective
"soapy compliments"
adjective
"a rich buttery cake"
adjective
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)