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BUTTONED-DOWN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does buttoned-down mean?
• BUTTONED-DOWN (adjective)
The adjective BUTTONED-DOWN has 1 sense:
1. unimaginatively conventional
Familiarity information: BUTTONED-DOWN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unimaginatively conventional
Synonyms:
button-down; buttoned-down; conservative
Context example:
a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business
Similar:
conventional (unimaginative and conformist)
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