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upstanding [ʌpˈstændɪŋ] adj
1. of good character 2. upright and vigorous in build be upstanding a. (Law) (in a court of law) a direction to all persons present to rise to their feet before the judge enters or leaves the court b. (at a formal dinner) a direction to all persons present to rise to their feet for a toast upstandingness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
upstanding adjective honest, principled, upright, honourable, good, moral, ethical, trustworthy, incorruptible, true You look like a nice upstanding young man. honest bad, corrupt, immoral, dishonest, unethical, untrustworthy, unprincipled, false Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I pictured their lives, troubled by no untoward adventure, honest, decent, and, by reason of those two upstanding, pleasant children, so obviously destined to carry on the normal traditions of their race and station, not without significance. The clay pipe smoked utterly out, the old black, by aid of the crutch, with amazing celerity raised himself upstanding on his one leg and hobbled, with his hippity-hop, to the beach. The tide had turned, and the fierce ebb, running in the teeth of a fiercer wind, kicked up a stiff, upstanding sea. |
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