See Also: unbuttoned(dictionary)

unbuttoned (iou)



unbuttoned adjective. L16.
[from UN-1 + BUTTONED. Cf. UNBUTTON.]
Not having a button or buttons. L16.
A. Price They were fencing with unbuttoned foils.
Not fastened with buttons; with the buttons of one's clothing unfastened; fig. communicative, unrestrained, informal. L16.
J. Updike A book so unbuttoned in manner, so dishevelled in content.