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 but·ter·ies.

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 /

noun

1. a room for storing foods or wines
2. (in some universities) a room in which food is supplied or sold to students

buttery

²

/ ˈbʌtərɪ /

adjective

1. containing, like, or coated with butter
2. informal.
   grossly or insincerely flattering; obsequious

Derived Forms

• ˈbutteriness, noun

Other Words From

• butter·i·ness 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

New additions to the menu include Dunkin’s Holiday Cookie Signature Latte, which “boasts rich espresso blended with whole milk and notes of buttery cookie and toasted almond.”

From Salon

The fish could not be simpler to prepare: Seasoned with nothing more than salt and pepper and cooked in a buttery bath of white wine, it comes out of the oven deliciously moist and flaky.

From Salon

It is deliciously moist, and the buttery, creamy rich pecan-praline flavor shines through in every bite.

From Salon

Called Cheddar Bay 2024, the campaign “champions the values we can all rally behind — cheesiness, freshness, and that warm, buttery goodness we crave — because when biscuits rise, America thrives,” according to a press release.

From Salon

They may be grudginly eaten, rather than sought out for the joy that a buttery steak or a hearty bowl of ramen brings.

From BBC