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buttery

but·tery

UK/ˈbʌtəɹi/ US/ˈbʌtɹi/ rare informal uk

noun

1.

a small storeroom for storing foods or wines

Synonyms
2.

a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals

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”
2.

resembling or containing or spread with butter

  • “a rich buttery cake”
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Origin

From Middle English boterie, from Old French boterie and Medieval Latin buteria, from Late Latin botāria, from a variant form of butta (“cask, bottle”). The form was probably influenced by butter.

Phrases

  • buttery bar
  • buttery hatch

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