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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
unbuttoned
- simple past and past participle of unbutton
- I unbuttoned my shirt to take it off.
Etymology 2
From un- + buttoned. In some instances possibly from unbutton.
Adjective
unbuttoned (comparative more unbuttoned, superlative most unbuttoned)
- Having the buttons undone.
1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, , →OCLC, part I, page 209:Once a white man in an unbuttoned uniform, camping on the path with an armed escort of lank Zanzibaris, very hospitable and festive, not to say drunk.
- In disarray. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- Informal, casual.
Antonyms
References
- ^ James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Unbu·ttoned, ppl. a.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes X, Part 1 (Ti–U), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 73, column 3: “[Un-1 8.] […] 2. […] In some instances possibly f. Unbutton v.”