butterless,a.|ˈbʌtəlɪs| Without butter. 1859Mrs. Gaskell Round the Sofa 229 Sally had had her butterless tea.1860H. Marryat Resid. Jutland I. i. 13 The milk-woman is no more to be found, or you breakfast butterless.1883Harper's Mag. Feb. 442/1 She hated her breakfast of butterless rye bread.