Buttoned-up and Effete

Buttoned-up adjective - Having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others.

Effete and buttoned-up are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Effete" instead an adjective phrase "Buttoned-up".

Effete adjective - Having lost forcefulness, courage, or spirit.

Buttoned-up and effete are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Buttoned-up" with "Effete", this terms are similar.