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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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
The fast-casual restaurant just announced the launch of a first of its kind bread innovation: croissant toast bread, a buttery mashup practically begging to be enjoyed on a hearty sandwich.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2025
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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Carrot cake gets a crumbly, buttery makeover in this clever twist on two classics: spiced shortbread and everyone’s favorite springtime dessert.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
The fast-casual restaurant just announced the launch of a first of its kind bread innovation: croissant toast bread, a buttery mashup practically begging to be enjoyed on a hearty sandwich.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2025
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 23 Apr. 2025.
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