Synonyms for butyraceous
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of, pertaining to or containing butter; buttery
Related words
- Other spellings
- butteraceous
Example sentences
- buttery The croissants I bought didn't taste buttery.
- unctuous They resented how his unctuous flattery tended to obtrude into serious meetings.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| butyraceous | steady | |
| buttery | rising | |
| unctuous | rising | |
| butterlike | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- buttery3, butyric
- 8 letters
- unctuous2
- 10 letters
- butterlike
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (buttery3 = 3 syllables).