HyperDic: buttoned-down

English > 1 sense of the word buttoned-down:
ADJECTIVEallbuttoned-down, button-down, conservativeunimaginatively conventional
English > buttoned-down: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningunimaginatively conventional.
Example"a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business"- Newsweek
Synonymsbutton-down, conservative
Broaderconventionalunimaginative / unimaginative and conformist
Spanishconservador
Catalanconservador

©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict