plural butteries
1
: a storeroom for liquors
2
a
chiefly dialectal
: pantry
b
: a room (as in an English college) stocking provisions for sale to students
1
a
: having the qualities (such as smoothness or richness) of butter
buttery flavors
b
: containing or spread with butter
buttery pastry
2
: marked by flattery
buttery compliments
Examples of buttery in a Sentence
Adjective
The cheese has a buttery flavor.
Recent Examples on the Web
Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2024
The sporty bomber jacket recieved a luxe touch from Miu Miu and Louis Vuitton in shiny satin and buttery leather, while Saint Laurent, Prada, and Dior spotlit blazers with bolder-is-better ’80s shoulder pads, chic pinstripes, and long hems that could even double as fall season dresses.
—Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
The woven towels are loomed from the most buttery Turkish cotton and are sold as bundles of 6 or 12 with bath towels, hand towels, and face towels.
—Sophie Dweck, townandcountrymag.com, 11 May 2023
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Noun
Star plates include the buttery veal-sweetbread biscuit and a satisfying Durham Ranch bison ribeye.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2024
The sporty bomber jacket recieved a luxe touch from Miu Miu and Louis Vuitton in shiny satin and buttery leather, while Saint Laurent, Prada, and Dior spotlit blazers with bolder-is-better ’80s shoulder pads, chic pinstripes, and long hems that could even double as fall season dresses.
—Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Melty, gooey Colby Jack and blue cheeses and tender, juicy buffalo chicken stuffed between sweet, buttery Hawaiian rolls sounds like a perfect recipe as-is, but our Test Kitchen took these Buffalo chicken sliders up a notch.
—Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
The woven towels are loomed from the most buttery Turkish cotton and are sold as bundles of 6 or 12 with bath towels, hand towels, and face towels.
—Sophie Dweck, townandcountrymag.com, 11 May 2023
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“Buttery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buttery. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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