unbuttoned

unbuttoned
/un but"nd/, adj.
1. not buttoned.
2. Informal. free, open, or informal; unrestrained: unbuttoned humor.
[1575-85; UNBUTTON + -ED2 or UN-1 + BUTTONED]

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