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What (who) is upstanding - definition
upstanding
¦ adjective
1. honest and respectable.
2. erect.
3. (of an animal) strong and healthy.
upstanding
Upstanding people behave in a morally acceptable way. (FORMAL)
You look like a nice upstanding young man.
= upright
ADJ: usu ADJ n
upstanding
adj. (esp. BE) be upstanding ('stand up') (be upstanding for the judge; be upstanding for a toast)
Examples of use of upstanding
1. Another friend, Diana, described Alexander as "an upstanding person, a true friend.
2. "I have been an upstanding alderman for 17 years," she said after her arrest.
3. They want to buy items that make them look upstanding and proud.
4. Funk said authorities couldn‘t hold a "casting call" for upstanding citizens to testify when prosecuting mobsters.
5. I‘ve been an upstanding guy, never been in any trouble or anything like that.