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buttoned-down

buttoned-down is the alternative form of button-down.

Meaning of button-down

Adjective

button-down

  1. Of a collar, able to be buttoned down to the shirt, as over a necktie.
  2. (idiomatic) Serious; staid; businesslike.
  3. (idiomatic) Conservative; conventional; unimaginative.

See all 5 meanings of button-down

Forms of buttoned-down

comparativemore buttoned-down
superlativemost buttoned-down

Questions about buttoned-down

What is buttoned-down the alternative form of?
Buttoned-down is the alternative form of button-down.

Words near buttoned-down in the dictionary

  1. buttoned
  2. buttoned one's lip
  3. buttoned through
  4. buttoned up
  5. buttoned up one's lip
  6. buttoned-down
  7. buttoned-up
  8. buttoner
  9. buttoners
  10. buttonfront
  11. Buttong

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