buttery meaning and definition

BUTTERY noun

Definition of buttery (noun)

1. a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
   • synonyms: larder, pantry
2. a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals

BUTTERY adjective

Definition of buttery (adjective)

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"
   • synonyms: fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous
2. resembling or containing or spread with butter
   • "a rich buttery cake"