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buttoned-up

but toned-up adjective 1 reserved and not inclined to reveal information: Fleischer's buttoned-up style. 2 secured to the maximum degree against attack: the tank had been buttoned up and had not been seriously damaged.

 

Oxford Dictionary

buttoned-up

but toned-up adjective 1 reserved and not inclined to reveal information: Fleischer's buttoned-up style. 2 secured to the maximum degree against attack: the tank had been buttoned up and had not been seriously damaged.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

buttoned-up

b ttoned- p 形容詞 1 ボタンの付いた [掛かった ].2 ⦅くだけて ⦆無口な ; 内向的な ; (特に性的に )淡白な ; 形式ばった ; 満足な出来の .