BUTTONED UP


Meaning of BUTTONED UP in English

also buttoned-up

If you say that someone is buttoned up , you mean that they do not usually talk about their thoughts and feelings. ( INFORMAL )

...the buttoned-up wife of an English clergyman.

= reserved

ADJ

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