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upstanding
adj
- 1. Standing up.
2. Said of a person: honest; respectable; trustworthy.
- Example: an upstanding member of society
- Thesaurus: upright, moral, principled, honest, ethical, incorruptible, honourable, trustworthy, stalwart.
- formal
A direction to all the people present, eg in a court of law or at a formal dinner or function, to rise to their feet.
