overbuttered

comparative more overbuttered · superlative most overbuttered

1. Excessively buttered.

   [T]he thin, wiry spaghetti cacio e pepe is lovely, a smidge overbuttered but tossed with a properly stinging, fragrant shot of pepper and pungent cheese, […]

   2017 April 7, Jonathan Gold, “Jonathan Gold: Indian has flipped to Italian at AR Cucina and it's time to order a negroni”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2017

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   [A] visitor on the other side of the high chain-link fence asked how they liked the prison's food service, which was taken over by a private contractor 10 months ago. "It tastes good, except for the string beans, which were overbuttered," one man said, adding: "Look at me -- I'm 11 pounds overweight."

   1992 May 31, Joseph Deitch, “Feeding Inmates for Less: A Case History”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2026

   "This is Lord's," notes Bob Miller, as [Ben] Stokes is handed the ball and bowls a maiden. "You can't avoid discussing the male members." And to be fair those one often look like overbuttered croissants.

   2014 July 17, Simon Burnton, “England v India: second Test, day one – as it happened”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2014

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of overbutter