Word
buttoned-up, adj.
conservative in professional manner
<adj.all>
buttoned-up
sample sentences
"employers are looking for buttoned-up types"
semantic pointers
similar to
conservative
(British colloquial) not inclined to conversation
<adj.all>
buttoned-up
semantic pointers
similar to
taciturn
domain of synset (region)
United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain
domain of synset (usage)
colloquialism