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buttoned-up

adjective

Meaning

  1. Conservative.
  2. Carefully planned and executed.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

taciturn(English)conservative(English)button-down(English)old-line(English)toryish(English)blue(English)conservatively correct(English)right-of-centre(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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