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unbuttoned¹

  • /ʌnˈbʌtənd/

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of unbutton I unbuttoned my shirt to take it off.

unbuttoned²

  • /ʌnˈbʌtənd/

Where it comes from

From un- + buttoned. In some instances possibly from unbutton.

adjective more unbuttoned · most unbuttoned

  1. Having the buttons undone. 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.
  2. In disarray.
  3. Informal, casual.

Opposite: buttoned-up

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Opposite: buttoned-up

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MLA

"unbuttoned." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unbuttoned. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

unbuttoned. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unbuttoned

Chicago

"unbuttoned." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unbuttoned.

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@misc{unbuttoned_2026,
  title = {unbuttoned},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unbuttoned},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}