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English adjective: buttery | |||
| 1. | buttery unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech | ||
| Samples | 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 | ||
| Similar | insincere | ||
| Antonyms | sincere | ||
| 2. | buttery resembling or containing or spread with butter | ||
| Samples | A rich buttery cake. | ||
| Similar | fat, fatty | ||
| Antonyms | fat-free, fatless, nonfat | ||
English noun: buttery | |||
| 1. | buttery (artifact) a small storeroom for storing foods or wines | ||
| Synonyms | larder, pantry | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | storage room, storeroom, stowage | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | still room, stillroom | ||
| 2. | buttery (artifact) a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tea parlor, tea parlour, teahouse, tearoom, teashop | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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