Definition of BUTTONY

buttony

Adjective Satellite

  • small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button
    • "black buttony eyes"
  • ornamented with many buttons

Adj

  • Having a large number of buttons.
  • Resembling a button or buttons.
  • Not fully grown and matured; overly small and insufficiently juicy. (of berries)
  • Resembling a button or buttons.
  • Full-berried. (of hops)
  • Resembling a button or buttons.

Noun

  • The manufacture of buttons.
  • A children’s game played with buttons.

Adjective

  • Resembling a button in shape, size, or texture.

Examples

  • The small, round Scrabble tiles felt rather BUTTONY in his hand.

Origin / Etymology

From button + -y.

Scrabble Score: 12

buttony: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
buttony: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
buttony: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

buttony: valid Words With Friends Word