buttery meaning

UK US /ˈbʌtɚi/ 3 syllables

buttery (adjective): unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech.

buttery has 4 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and noun.

buttery as an adjective

  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: fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous

    Similar: insincere

  2. resembling or containing or spread with butter
    • a rich buttery cake

    Similar: fatty

    Related forms: butter

buttery as a noun

  1. a small storeroom for storing foods or wines

    Synonyms: pantry, larder

    Type of: storeroom

    Kinds: stillroom

  2. a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals

    Type of: teashop

How to pronounce buttery

buttery is pronounced /ˈbʌtɚi/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with BU · words ending in RY · 7-letter words

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