upstanding
Use Upstanding in a sentence
dɪŋ adjective
1.
upright; honorable; straightforward.
2.
of a fine, vigorous type.
3.
erect; erect and tall.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of good character |
| 2. | upright and vigorous in build |
| 3. | be upstanding |
| a. (in a court of law) a direction to all persons present to rise to their feet before the judge enters or leaves the court | |
| b. (at a formal dinner) a direction to all persons present to rise to their feet for a toast | |
| up'standingness | |
| —n | |
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Upstanding
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Example sentences
Provide hole near end of outstanding leg to suit upstanding portion of tie.
Upstanding citizens who complained about looting, he added, could face arrest or worse.
Where isolated, such mountains may form upstanding horns with three or four distinct faces.
He made it a habit to tweak old-fashioned, upstanding churchgoers.
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