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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. (British colloquial) not inclined to conversation;

2. conservative in professional manner;
- Example: "employers are looking for buttoned-up types"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

buttoned-up \buttoned-up\ adj.
   1. taciturn. Opposite of voluble. [British colloquial]
      [WordNet 1.5]

   2. conservative in professional manner; as, employers are
      looking for buttoned-up types.
      [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

buttoned-up
    adj 1: (British colloquial) not inclined to conversation
    2: conservative in professional manner; "employers are looking
       for buttoned-up types"