buttoned-up

but′toned-up`

adj.

1. carefully planned, operated, supervised, etc.

2. conservative, as in professional style or manner.

[1935–40]

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	buttoned-up - (British colloquial) not inclined to conversation colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom taciturn - habitually reserved and uncommunicative
	2.	buttoned-up - conservative in professional manner; "employers are looking for buttoned-up types" conservative - resistant to change

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Translations

buttoned-up

[ˈbʌtndˌʌp] ADJ [person] → reservado

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buttoned-up

adj (inf: = reserved) → zugeknöpft (inf)

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