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BUTTONED-DOWN
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unimaginatively conventional
Example:
a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business
Synonyms:
button-down; buttoned-down; conservative
Classified under:
Similar:
conventional (unimaginative and conformist)
