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  • adjective Without butter.

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butter +‎ -less

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Examples

  • Andy burst the yolk of his egg over his single piece of butterless bread.

    Kook Peter Heller 2010

  • A moist, tasty pumpkin "cheesecake" made with Tofutti cream cheese and dotted with pumpkin seeds is a ringer for the real thing, as is an eggless, butterless pecan pie.

    Going veggie this Thanksgiving? Lavanya Ramanathan 2010

  • Now, for the butterless menu: Xavier Domingo started his writing career as a runty kid writing anti-Franco pieces from Paris, then later joined, as I did, the staff of Cambio 16 in Madrid.

    Barbara Probst Solomon: On Julie & Julia, the Fake Movieland France and My Non-Buttery Menu 2009

  • Though I have not tried all the recipes, I am really happy that I bought this book for the awesome results I got with these butterless butter chicken and Naans.

    Archive 2008-01-01 Meera 2008

  • Though I have not tried all the recipes, I am really happy that I bought this book for the awesome results I got with these butterless butter chicken and fat-free Naans.

    Archive 2008-01-01 Meera 2008

  • Anyhow, Billie's visiting with her father, and I'm standing alone at the concession stand, buying my butterless corn.

    Postcards From The Edge Of The Galaxy 2008

  • They exchanged a glance, and while he allowed his desultory description of Mrs. Townsends butterless scones to wilt, she cleared her throat.

    The House at Riverton Kate Morton 2008

  • Though I have not tried all the recipes, I am really happy that I bought this book for the awesome results I got with these butterless butter chicken and Naans.

    Fatfree Tandoori Naans Meera 2008

  • Instead, I'll snack on butterless, saltless popcorn, which I enjoy and often eat anyway.

    Still More Fun With Meds (Maybe) Susan Palwick 2008

  • Instead, I'll snack on butterless, saltless popcorn, which I enjoy and often eat anyway.

    Archive 2008-01-01 Susan Palwick 2008

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