buttery

¹

[buht-uh-ree]

adjective

1. like, containing, or spread with butter.

2. resembling butter, as in smoothness or softness of texture.

   a vest of buttery leather.

3. grossly flattering; smarmy.

buttery

²

[buht-uh-ree, buh-tree]

noun

plural

butteries 

1. Chiefly New England.,  a room or rooms in which the provisions, wines, and liquors of a household are kept; pantry; larder.

2. a room in colleges, especially at Oxford and Cambridge universities, from which articles of food and drink are sold or dispensed to the students.

buttery

¹

/ ˈbʌtərɪ /

adjective

1. containing, like, or coated with butter

2. informal,  grossly or insincerely flattering; obsequious

buttery

²

/ ˈbʌtərɪ /

noun

1. a room for storing foods or wines

2. (in some universities) a room in which food is supplied or sold to students

Other Word Forms

• butteriness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of buttery¹

First recorded in 1350–1400;  Middle English buttry, buttrie; butter, -y ¹

Origin of buttery²

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English boterie, butry, from Middle French, Old French, from Late Latin botāria (derivative of bota, butta “cask”) + -erie; butt ⁴, -ery

Word History and Origins

Origin of buttery¹

C14: from Anglo-French boterie , from Anglo-Latin buteria , probably from butta cask, _butt ⁴

Example Sentences

Lifting the foil released a rush of buttery, tangy steam.

From Salon

The biscuit served on the side with a homemade jam was buttery, fluffy and oh-so-rich.

From Salon

While gathering up the buttery mess, Mrs Van Ysseldyk's rings seemingly fell into the popcorn bag which was then thrown into a compost bin.

From BBC

Each pack includes twelve pieces of buttery puff pastry filled with creamy feta and cream cheese that’s topped with caramelized onions.

From Salon

Here, it acts as the bright, buttery counterpoint to the smoky chorizo and creamy beans.

From Salon