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buttoned-down

 

Definitions from WordNet

Adjective buttoned-down has 1 sense
  1. button-down, buttoned-down, conservative - unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-gray world of business"- Newsweek
    Antonym: unconventional (indirect, via conventional)

Definitions from the Web

Buttoned-down

Adjective

Definition: Conforming to conventional standards of behavior, dress, or appearance; conservative.

Example sentence: He always dresses in a buttoned-down suit for important business meetings.

Adjective

Definition: Having all buttons fastened or closed.

Example sentence: She walked into the room with her buttoned-down shirt neatly tucked into her skirt.

Verb

Definition: To fasten or secure with buttons.

Example sentence: Please button down your coat, it's cold outside.

Noun

Definition: A shirt or blouse with buttons down the front.

Example sentence: She wore a crisp, white button-down to the job interview.

Phrase

Definition: Used to describe someone or something that is conventional, conservative, or proper.

Example sentence: He's a buttoned-down politician who avoids taking risks.


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