Meaning

3 senses
  1. Of a collar, able to be buttoned down to the shirt, as over a necktie.

    of a shirt; having the ends of the collar fastened down by buttons

  2. (idiomatic)Serious; staid; businesslike.

  3. (idiomatic)Conservative; conventional; unimaginative.

    unimaginatively conventional

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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