Meaning of peanut-buttery | Babel Free
Definitions
- Indicative or characteristic of peanut butter; like peanut butter.
- With peanut butter.
Examples
“Nut oils have⟳ the same problem; they work⟳ against the flavors in the dairy fats to muddy each other’s subtleties, resulting in a flat, peanut-buttery taste⟳.”
“The situation may concern⟳ Dad’s favorite fountain pen, or the way you don’t turn⟳ the newspaper back after reading the funnies, or some bigger issue⟳; it may concern⟳ Mother’s invariable scolding when you leave⟳ behind your peanut-buttery knives, bread-crumbs and milk glasses strewn over the table in a cleaned-up kitchen, or leave⟳ your bedroom a complete⟳ jumble when you rush⟳ off for high school.”
“Also, hikers should avoid⟳ wiping peanut-buttery knives on their pants.”
“I was listening to Ben’s phone message saying he would be coming home on Friday now (had decided to take⟳ unpaid leave⟳ to visit⟳ old schoolmate) and stuffing face⟳ with peanut-buttery-toast when drummer Stephen called round on his way to a gig.”
“She sat immediately and looked at the peanut-buttery toast in a particularly beady-eyed fashion.”
“Her hair was brownish, crinkly and soft-looking; it made me want⟳ to touch⟳ it with peanut-buttery fingers.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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