unbuttoned
adjective
un·but·toned
ˌən-ˈbə-tᵊnd 
1
a
: not buttoned
b
: not provided with buttons
2
: not under constraint : free and unrestricted in action and expression
the musicians' unbuttoned energy
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The top, which has a chest pocket, can be buttoned and tucked into the bottoms or unbuttoned with a tank layered beneath it for a breezier look.
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Isabel Garcia, People.com, 12 May 2025
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The unbuttoned jeans are going down, coming up; the pubic hair is staying either way.
—Carrie Brownstein, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2025
Harry Styles Lookalike Contest Fourth-Placer Lino enters with his shirt unbuttoned and a pearl necklace on.
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Isabel Garcia, People.com, 12 May 2025
Her structured, baby bump-hugging gown was layered beneath a cropped tuxedo jacket, unbuttoned just enough to reveal her third pregnancy nonchalantly but intentionally.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
The unbuttoned jeans are going down, coming up; the pubic hair is staying either way.
—Carrie Brownstein, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2025
Harry Styles Lookalike Contest Fourth-Placer Lino enters with his shirt unbuttoned and a pearl necklace on.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Unbuttoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbuttoned. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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unbuttoned
adjective
un·but·toned
ˌən-ˈbət-ᵊnd
1
a
: not buttoned
b
: not provided with buttons
2
: free and unrestricted in action or expression
the musician's unbuttoned energy
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