Unbuttoned
[,ʌn'bʌtənd] or [,ʌn'bʌtnd]
Definition
(adj.) not buttoned; 'the wind picked up the hem of her unbuttoned coat' .
(adj.) not under constraint in action or expression; 'this unbuttoned and disrespectful age'- Curtis Bok; 'unlaced behavior in the neighborhood pub' .
Editor: Ramon--From WordNet
Examples
- Whereupon I first unbuttoned my coat, and pulled it off. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- We went in and I unbuttoned my belt and laid it with the emply holster on the counter. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The saint hung down on the Outside of my uniform and I undid the throat of my tunic, unbuttoned the shirt collar and dropped him in under the shirt. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
Editor: Ramon