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   upstanding

   /ˌʌpˈstandɪŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. honest; respectable: "an upstanding member of the community" Similar honesthonourableuprightrespectablereputablehigh-mindedlaw-abidingright-mindedworthymoralethicalrighteousdecentgoodvirtuousprincipledhigh-principledof principlepropercorrectjustnobleincorruptibleanti-corruptionconscientiousOpposite dishonourablecrooked
   • 2. standing up; erect: "upstanding feathered plumes" Similar uprighterectverticalplumbupendedon endrearingstraight (up and down)perpendicularon one's feetstandingin a standing positionrampantOpposite flatlying downseated
   • ▪ (of an animal) strong and healthy: "upstanding, powerful sheep"

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