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upstanding - 3 dictionary results

up⋅stand⋅ing

  [uhp-stan-ding]
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–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, -ing 2

Related forms:
up⋅stand⋅ing⋅ness, noun
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up·stand·ing   (ŭp-stān'dĭng, ŭp'stān'-)   
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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