buttony
buttony · more buttony · most buttony
Having a large number of buttonsHaving a large number of buttons.
Meaning
4 sensesHaving a large number of buttons.
1869, W. S. Gilbert, “Bob Polter” in Bab Ballads, p. 179, “And will my whiskers curl so tight? My cheeks grow smug and muttony? My face become so red and white? My coat so blue and buttony?
ornamented with many buttons
Resembling a button or buttons.
Resembling a button or buttons.
Not fully grown and matured; overly small and insufficiently juicy. (of berries)
Full-berried. (of hops)
Origin
From button + -y.From button + -y.
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Forms
more buttony, most buttony| Comparative | more buttony Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most buttony Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsresembling a button:buttonlike
Close in meaning
- small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button:beadybeadlikebuttonlike
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbutton
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form