The Clue
Buttoned-up all the way (4 letter answer)
The Answer
PRIM
Tags
Notes
The answer PRIM is seen frequently, appearing about once every 190 puzzles.
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Decorous
Demure
Formal
Governessy
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___ and proper
Prudish
Schoolmarmish
Starchy
Stiff
Stuffy
Victorian
First part
Overly stiff
Precise or prudish
Proper partner
Proper partner?
Proper's companion
Proper's partner
Stiffly neat
Stiffly precise
Stiffly proper
Strait-laced
Very proper
Kind of rose PAth?
Not at all loose
Oh so proper
Shrub used for hedges
Perhaps a little too neat
Definition
PRIM as a verb:
1. assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim"
2. contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"
3. (prim, prim up, prim out) = dress primly
PRIM as an adjective:
1. (dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee) = affectedly dainty or refined
2. (priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian) = exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"