upright
adjective
[ ˈʌprʌɪt ]
• (of a person) sitting or standing with the back straight.
• "an upright posture"
• strictly honourable or honest.
• "an upright member of the community"
Similar:
honest,
honourable,
upstanding,
respectable,
reputable,
high-minded,
law-abiding,
right-minded,
worthy,
moral,
ethical,
righteous,
decent,
good,
virtuous,
principled,
high-principled,
of principle,
proper,
correct,
just,
noble,
incorruptible,
anti-corruption,
conscientious,
upright
adverb
• in or into an upright position.
• "she was sitting upright in bed"
upright
noun
• a post or rod fixed vertically, especially as a structural support.
• "the stone uprights of the parapet"
• an upright piano.
• "a first-class upright that would satisfy an amateur pianist"
Origin:
Old English upriht, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oprecht and German aufrecht (see up, right).
