buttery
adjective
like, containing, or spread with butter.
butteriness
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a word derived from
buttery.
Example Sentences
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Roe House’s White Sturgeon was subtle and moreish; Cavi’s Kaluga Hybrid and Osetra varieties won extra points for butteriness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Wow is right — there’s juicy nuance, forceful salt and nearly too much butteriness, with a sweet mayo and rather serious house chili oil for dipping, in case too much is never enough.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2023
The butteriness of the cream tempered the salt of the chip, and if the pops of caviar got a little lost in the Dorito flavors, it didn’t bother any of us.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2023
Other tricks include shaving unripe avocado on a mandoline, using the slices to add a nutty texture to a salad without the sometimes overpowering butteriness of ripe ones.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2022
Gran made the best biscuits: warm, fluffy dough with a fine layer of crisp butteriness along the edges.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
