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buttery definition
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Grep of noun buttery buttery Overview of noun buttery The noun buttery has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. pantry, larder, buttery -- (a small storeroom for storing foods or wines) 2. buttery -- (a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals) Overview of adj buttery The adj buttery has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous -- (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") 2. buttery -- (resembling or containing or spread with butter; "a rich buttery cake") Antonyms of adj buttery 2 senses of buttery Sense 1 buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous INDIRECT (VIA insincere) -> sincere Sense 2 buttery INDIRECT (VIA fatty) -> nonfat, fat-free, fatless Similarity of adj buttery 2 senses of buttery Sense 1 buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous => insincere (vs. sincere) Sense 2 buttery => fatty (vs. nonfat), fat Attributes of adj buttery Familiarity of adj buttery buttery used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj buttery buttery Overview of noun buttery The noun buttery has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. pantry, larder, buttery -- (a small storeroom for storing foods or wines) 2. buttery -- (a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals) Overview of adj buttery The adj buttery has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous -- (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") 2. buttery -- (resembling or containing or spread with butter; "a rich buttery cake")
buttery definition
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