buttery (n.)

  1. a small storeroom for storing foods or wines

    [ Syn: pantry , larder ]

  2. a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals

    buttery (adj.)

  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

    [ Syn: fulsome , oily , oleaginous , smarmy , soapy , unctuous ]

  2. resembling or containing or spread with butter; a rich buttery cake'

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