buttery/ˈbʌtəɹi/EtymologyFrom Middle English buttry, equivalent to butter + -y. Piecewise doublet of butyric, butter ultimately being from Latin būtȳrum and -y being a doublet of -ic.buttery means A surname from Anglo-Norman. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 65 out of 100.buttery is pronounced /ˈbʌtəɹi/.nameA surname from Anglo-Norman.adjMade with or tasting of butter.“The buttery-tasting cookie was actually made with margarine, but you couldn't tell by tasting it.”Resembling butter in some way, such as yellow color or smooth texture.“The old paper was a buttery color you no longer get.”Marked by insincere flattery; obsequious.“He'll be nothing but enraptured with your buttery words .”nounA rowie.“"We used to make 50 tins of butteries just for our Saturday trade, now it's about 20 tins, se we've seen a real shift which we've put down to an increased focus on health."”A room for keeping food or beverages; a storeroom.“‘This is the storehouse and buttery of my company of the Guard,’”A room in a university where snacks are sold.