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English adjective: buttoned-up | |||
| 1. | buttoned-up (British colloquial) not inclined to conversation | ||
| Similar | taciturn | ||
| Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| Antonyms | voluble | ||
| 2. | buttoned-up conservative in professional manner | ||
| Samples | Employers are looking for buttoned-up types. | ||
| Similar | conservative | ||
| Antonyms | liberal | ||
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