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Words with a similar base: buttery

'buttery'

[pantry.n.01] as in: a small storeroom for storing foods or wines

'buttery'

[buttery.n.02] as in: a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals

'buttery'

[buttery.s.01] as in: unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

Examples:
buttery praise
gave him a fulsome introduction
an oily sycophantic press agent
oleaginous hypocrisy
smarmy self-importance
the unctuous Uriah Heep
soapy compliments

'buttery'

[buttery.s.02] as in: resembling or containing or spread with butter

Examples:
a rich buttery cake

Origins

					buttery (English)
├── -y (English)
│   └── -y (Middle English (1100-1500))
├── boterie (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│   └── botaria (Latin)
└── butter (English)
    ├── -er (English)
    │   ├── -er (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   ├── -eren (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   ├── -or (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    │   └── -ra (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── butt (English)