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unbuttoned

[ uhn-buht-nd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

unbuttoned

/ ʌnˈbʌtənd /

First recorded in 1575–85; un- ¹ + buttoned ( def )

Biden, after all, is known for his unbuttoned comments from the podium.

Malcolm Perry unbuttoned his dark blue glen-plaid jacket and threw it onto the floor.

I still remember those white-satin suits with shirts unbuttoned down to tanned navels.

Her book Mad Men: Unbuttoned has been released by Harper's studio.

Her book Mad Men: Unbuttoned will be released by Harper's studio in 2010.

His cheap unbuttoned raglan-style coat fluttered in the wind off the Hudson.

He then unbuttoned his uniform, drew out a bag hung round his neck by a steel chain, and offered it to the Captain.

Parks unbuttoned his collar and rubbed his stubbled chin unhappily.

Reason has flown shrieking from the scene; Caution slumbers by the wayside with unbuttoned pocket.

He unbuttoned his coat, and drew out his pocket-book, and from it a little snapshot photograph, which he handed to Nancy.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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