buttoned-down
Example Sentences
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Buttoned-down and risk-averse, the team is slow to react and sticks to the script so strictly they’re even willing to endure ridicule.
From Slate • Jul. 5, 2012
Buttoned-down American men, of course, are dourly and durably resistant to the whims of fashion; but they too are succumbing in increasing numbers to the "schlepped in" look.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Buttoned-down and cerebral at work, Bolten has a looser side away from the office.
From Time Magazine Archive
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