Meaning

3 senses
  1. (figuratively)Conservative.

    conservative in professional manner

  2. (figuratively)Carefully planned and executed.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see button up.

Forms

more buttoned-up, most buttoned-up
Comparativemore buttoned-up Lesson
Superlativemost buttoned-up Lesson

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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