BUTTONED-UP
Meaning of BUTTONED-UP in English
transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbə-t ə nd-ˈəp ]
adjective
Date: 1936
: coldly reserved or standoffish
a buttoned-up executive
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.
Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.
2003