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buttony

[buht-n-ee]
adjective
  1. like a button.
  2. having many buttons.
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Origin of buttony

First recorded in 1590–1600; button + -y1
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Examples from the Web for buttony

Historical Examples

  • Her skirt made a buttony noise with the heads of the rib-grass.

    There and Back

    George MacDonald