unbuttoned en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ʌnˈbʌtənd/
Meanings
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(form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of unbutton
form of unbutton
I unbuttoned my shirt to take it off.
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unbuttoned en · ADJ · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- /ʌnˈbʌtənd/
Etymology
From un- + buttoned. In some instances possibly from unbutton.
Meanings
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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.
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:
- In disarray.
- Informal, casual.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unbuttoned | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unbuttoned | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |