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.
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Maggie Horton, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
The new items, available beginning Friday, Nov. 1, feature:
Holiday Cookie Signature Latte: Available hot or iced; rich espresso blended with whole milk and notes of buttery cookie and toasted almond.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 29 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
Crafted from 100 percent cotton, shoppers note that the fabric feels thick and buttery soft.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
The new items, available beginning Friday, Nov. 1, feature:
Holiday Cookie Signature Latte: Available hot or iced; rich espresso blended with whole milk and notes of buttery cookie and toasted almond.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 29 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 22 Nov. 2024.
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