What is "buttery" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does buttery mean in English? Meaning of buttery definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "buttery" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "buttery": a small storeroom for storing foods or wines

Noun

  • Meaning: a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
  • Synonyms: buttery larder pantry
  • Hyponyms: still room stillroom
  • Hypernyms: storage room storeroom stowage
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈbʌtəɹi/

    Meaning of "buttery": unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

    Adjective

  • Meaning: unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
  • Example: buttery praise gave him a fulsome introduction an oily sycophantic press agent oleaginous hypocrisy smarmy self-importance the unctuous Uriah Heep soapy compliments
  • Synonyms: buttery fulsome oily oleaginous smarmy soapy unctuous
  • Similar: insincere
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈbʌtəɹi/

    Meaning of "buttery": a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals

    Noun

  • Meaning: a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals
  • Synonyms: buttery
  • Hypernyms: tea parlor tea parlour teahouse tearoom teashop
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈbʌtəɹi/

    Meaning of "buttery": resembling or containing or spread with butter

    Adjective

  • Meaning: resembling or containing or spread with butter
  • Example: a rich buttery cake
  • Synonyms: buttery
  • Similar: fat fatty
  • Pronunciation in UK: /ˈbʌtəɹi/

  • Adjective: A room for keeping food or beverages; a storeroom. 1999, George RR Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam 2011, p. 458: Pretty Pia from the buttery was a slut who was working her way through every knight in the castle.1999, George RR Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam 2011, p. 458: Pretty Pia from the buttery was a slut who was working her way through every knight in the castle.(UK) A room in a university where snacks are sold.
  • Synonyms:

    rancid, butyraceous,

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    buttery in English: buttery
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