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unbuttered

unbuttered

1 2.7
Not having butter spread on it
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈbʌtərd/
: sin mantequilla
  • He's appreciative of her small kindness of unbuttered popcorn.
  • unbuttered toast
  • unbuttered popcorn

Examples

  • He eats unbuttered bread, then hobbles forth on coral-cut feet along a tamped-earth frontwater road.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • He prefers his toast unbuttered to keep it light and healthy.

  • The toast... lightly browned and unbuttered.

    McLintock! (1963)

  • She served the unbuttered corn on the cob with a sprinkle of salt.

  • For a low-calorie snack, I enjoy eating unbuttered popcorn during movie nights.

Synonyms

butterless
vsunbuttered
1 2.1

Not made with or covered in butter

refers only to the lack of butter spread or added on top

Surface Forms

unbuttered positive

Morphology

unbuttered = buttered (transparent) = un + butter + ed

Meaning is directly derived by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'buttered' (having butter), yielding 'not having butter'.

Etymology

Unbuttered is made from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and butter meaning 'a soft spread you put on bread', so unbuttered simply describes something 'not having butter', like toast or popcorn without butter.