UNBUTTONED

unbuttoned, unfastened

(adjective) not buttoned; “the wind picked up the hem of her unbuttoned coat”

unbuttoned, unlaced

(adjective) not under constraint in action or expression; “this unbuttoned and disrespectful age”- Curtis Bok; “unlaced behavior in the neighborhood pub”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

unbuttoned

simple past tense and past participle of unbutton

Adjective

unbuttoned (comparative more unbuttoned, superlative most unbuttoned)

In disarray.

Informal, casual.

Antonyms

• buttoned-up

Source: Wiktionary


UNBUTTON

Un*but"ton, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + button.]

Definition: To loose the buttons of; to unfasten.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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