buttoned-up (Meaning)

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buttoned-up (s)

(British colloquial) not inclined to conversation

conservative in professional manner

With the storm approaching, he buttoned-up his raincoat and braced for the downpour.
The soldier stood at attention, his uniform buttoned-up to the collar.
She felt suffocated in the buttoned-up atmosphere of the formal dinner party.
The professor, buttoned-up in tweed, lectured passionately about literature and philosophy.
His buttoned-up demeanor gave little insight into his true emotions.
In the chilly weather, she buttoned-up her coat and wrapped a scarf tightly around her neck.
The buttoned-up facade of the corporate world often concealed a myriad of personal struggles.
The politician, buttoned-up and composed, delivered a carefully crafted speech to the waiting crowd.
Despite his buttoned-up appearance, he had a mischievous glint in his eye.
She longed for the freedom to let loose and shed her buttoned-up persona, even if just for a moment.

(British colloquial) not inclined to conversation, conservative in professional manner

cold,detached, cool, distant, reserved, standoffish, remote, clinical, asocial, offish

extroverted, friendly, sociable, cordial, convivial, outgoing, warm, sociable, warm, extroverted

With the storm approaching, he buttoned-up his raincoat and braced for the downpour.

The soldier stood at attention, his uniform buttoned-up to the collar.

She felt suffocated in the buttoned-up atmosphere of the formal dinner party.

The professor, buttoned-up in tweed, lectured passionately about literature and philosophy.