| buttoned-up | (adj) (British colloquial) not inclined to conversation |
| buttoned-up | (adj) conservative in professional manner, Example: employers are looking for buttoned-up types |
| buttoned | adj. furnished with buttons or something buttonlike. Opposite of |
| buttoned-down | adj. conservatively formal and businesslike in dress and manner. a colorful character in the |
| buttoned-up | adj. |