What is the meaning of buttery?

noun

  • A small storeroom for storing foods or wines.
  • A teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals.

adjective

  • Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech.
    • usage: "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments"
  • Resembling or containing or spread with butter.
    • usage: "a rich buttery cake"
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