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buttoned-up

[buht-nd-uhp] / ˈbʌt ndˈʌp /
















ADVERB
under one's hat
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But compared to the buttoned-up, institutionalized dealmaking within the NFL and the NBA, the NIL world still looks like a scramble.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Michigan Mike Rogers is a bit of a throwback to the pre-Trump GOP: a buttoned-up, country-club Republican from the George W. Bush era.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

Yet she did it with her reserved way of speaking and her buttoned-up manner.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2025

Patel’s presence at the bureau has been something of a culture shock for a buttoned-up workforce, used to wearing suits and ties.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 12, 2025

She smiles her buttoned-up disdainful smile, and we are reassured.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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