/ Dictionary / Index B buttoned-up: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: but•toned-up Pronunciation: (but'nd up'), [key] — adj. carefully planned, operated, supervised, etc.: one of the most buttoned-up companies in the business. conservative, as in professional style or manner: Employers are looking for buttoned-up types. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: buttoned-up (Thesaurus) button ear buttonhole Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language