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upstanding

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up·stand·ing  (p-stndng, pstn-)
adj.
1. Standing erect or upright.
2. Morally upright; honest.
up·standing·ness n.
upstanding
Adjective
1. of good character
2. upright and vigorous in build
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.upstandingupstanding - meriting respect or esteem; "an upstanding member of the community"
solid
respectable - characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals; "a respectable woman"
upstanding
adjective honest, principled, upright, honourable, good, moral, ethical, trustworthy, incorruptible, true << OPPOSITE immoral


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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.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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.
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
The tide had turned, and the fierce ebb, running in the teeth of a fiercer wind, kicked up a stiff, upstanding sea.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
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