"smooth as butter" meaning in All languages combined

See smooth as butter on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: Possibly from Psalm 55:21 in the Bible: "His talk is smooth as butter …" Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} smooth as butter (not comparable)
  1. Extremely smooth. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-smooth_as_butter-en-adj-QeGrJnU6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English similes, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English similes: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50

Adverb [English]

Etymology: Possibly from Psalm 55:21 in the Bible: "His talk is smooth as butter …" Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} smooth as butter (not comparable)
  1. Extremely smooth. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: smooth as oil, smooth as silk
    Sense id: en-smooth_as_butter-en-adv-QeGrJnU6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English similes, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English similes: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50

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