unbuttoned

/ʌnˈbʌtənd/

adj 3

Collocations

ADJ.

little

VERB + UNBUTTONED

tie

UNBUTTONED + NOUN

button, buttons, collar, cuffs, jacket, jackets, shirt, uniform

PREP.

in, on, with

Definitions

adj

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.

In disarray.

Informal, casual.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — not buttoned

unfastened

adjective — not under constraint in action or expression

unlaced

Antonyms

buttoned
fastened

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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.

Wiktionary

Tom unbuttoned his shirt.

Tatoeba · #1092605

Her cardigan was unbuttoned.

Tatoeba · #1343965

Tom unbuttoned his jacket.

Tatoeba · #1877566

He unbuttoned his shirt.

Tatoeba · #1886983

She unbuttoned her shirt.

Tatoeba · #1886985

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