upstanding
adjectiveadjectiveverbattested in dialogue
- //ʌpˈstændɪŋ//
Honest; reputable; respectable.
adjective
- 1
Honest; reputable; respectable.
An upstanding merchant will exchange a faulty product.
I don't even know her But I feel a responsibility to do what's upstanding and right It's kinda like a code, yeah And you've been getting closer and closer, and crossing so many lines
Etymology
From up- + standing.
adjective
- 1
Standing up.
Please be upstanding for His Worship the Mayor.
Swift was among those upstanding for Dion when she walked on stage and singing to Dion's hit The Power of Love.
Etymology
From upstand.
verb
- 1
Also a form of upstandpresent participle and gerund of upstand
Forms
- comparative
- more upstanding
- superlative
- most upstanding