unbuttoned
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- adjective
- /ʌnˈbʌtənd/
:
desabrochado
- John spills out, collar unbuttoned, tie dangling.
- unbuttoned shirt
- unbuttoned jacket
- unbuttoned blouse
Examples
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Heavens, it's because your shirt is too big and unbuttoned at the collar and you are leaning forward.
Fiction book (1990) -
My shirt is unbuttoned, and I take it off.
Fiction book (1995) -
For just a moment, she caught the gleam inside the jacket that swung unbuttoned.
Fiction book (1990) -
His shirt is unbuttoned, so I can see the tuft of fur peeking out.
Fiction book (1998) -
As Jason strolls toward her, his unbuttoned shirt flapping in the breeze, Sarah rises.
Fiction book (1994) -
The man at the door rests his eyes on David's well-ironed but unbuttoned collar.
Fiction book (1996) -
Homer and Candy are caught, their shirts untucked and half-unbuttoned—they're still out of breath.
Fiction book (1999) -
In the mega-rich international contingent, Karen could just see Gianni Agnelli, who, as always, had on a button-down shirt that was, as always, unbuttoned and, also as always, was wearing his watch on the outside of his cuff.
Fiction book (1994) -
He wore his unbuttoned jacket over a t-shirt for a casual look.
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In the warm weather, she preferred to leave her blouse unbuttoned at the top.
Synonyms
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Not fastened so clothing or items come open
Not tied, closed, or attached
Antonyms
How Buttoned
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unbuttoned is made of un- meaning 'not' and button, the small fastener on clothes. So, unbuttoned means 'not fastened with buttons', like a shirt left open.