Overview of noun buttery

The noun buttery has 2 senses

• pantry, larder, buttery -- (a small storeroom for storing foods or wines)


• buttery -- (a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals)

Overview of adj buttery

The adj buttery has 2 senses

• buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous -- (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")


• buttery -- (resembling or containing or spread with butter; "a rich buttery cake")