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up·stand·ing    Audio Help   [uhp-stan-ding] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.upright; honorable; straightforward.
2.of a fine, vigorous type.
3.erect; erect and tall.
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME; OE upstandende; see up-, stand, -ing2]

—Related forms
up·stand·ing·ness, noun
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up·stand·ing    Audio Help   (ŭp-stān'dĭng, ŭp'stān'-)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Standing erect or upright.
  2. Morally upright; honest.

up·stand'ing·ness n.
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upstanding 
O.E., in the literal sense, from up + standing (see stand (v.)). Fig. sense of "honest" is attested from 1863.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper

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