upstanding

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
19
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ʌpˈstændɪŋ/

Definition of upstanding

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  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”
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adj

  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”
  2. (not-comparable)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.”

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of upstand

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Etymology

From up- + standing.

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