Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Standing erect or upright.
- adjective Morally upright; honest.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having an erect and vigorous body.
- Standing well up from the ground; having comparatively long legs and an erect carriage: said of horses, pigeons, and other domesticated animals.
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- adjective
honest ;reputable ;respectable - adjective
standing up - verb Present participle of
upstand .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective meriting respect or esteem
Etymologies
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Examples
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And then for the people to exploit it under the guise of being morally upstanding is disgusting — and it embarrassed me because I was a part of it.
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Rydstrom was known as upstanding and good, Sabine as treacherous and evil.
Kiss of a Demon King Kresley Cole 2009
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Rydstrom was known as upstanding and good, Sabine as treacherous and evil.
Kiss of a Demon King Kresley Cole 2009
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Rydstrom was known as upstanding and good, Sabine as treacherous and evil.
Kiss of a Demon King Kresley Cole 2009
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“But I have to say he did tip well, whereas a lot of so-called upstanding citizens are too cheap to throw a starving dog a bone.”
Betrayed Robert K. Tanenbaum 2010
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“But I have to say he did tip well, whereas a lot of so-called upstanding citizens are too cheap to throw a starving dog a bone.”
Betrayed Robert K. Tanenbaum 2010
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Rod Blagojevich has exhibited little of what we would call upstanding character to date in the Illinois Senator-appointment controversy, it's worth driving home the point that this guy is no defender of the oppressed, or minority communities for that matter.
The NarcoSphere - 2009
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Rod Blagojevich has exhibited little of what we would call upstanding character to date in the Illinois Senator-appointment controversy, it's worth driving home the point that this guy is no defender of the oppressed, or minority communities for that matter.
The NarcoSphere - 2009
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Rod Blagojevich has exhibited little of what we would call upstanding character to date in the Illinois Senator-appointment controversy, it's worth driving home the point that this guy is no defender of the oppressed, or minority communities for that matter. little-noticed case still pending in U.S.
The NarcoSphere - 2009
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Rod Blagojevich has exhibited little of what we would call upstanding character to date in the Illinois Senator-appointment controversy, it's worth driving home the point that this guy is no defender of the oppressed, or minority communities for that matter.
The NarcoSphere - 2009
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