upstanding

Definition

  • adjective: honest and respectable
  • adjective: marked by integrity
  • synonyms: respectable

Examples

  • “Ladies and gentlemen, please 'be upstanding' for the national anthem.”

  • a stiff, 'upstanding' collar

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Eighteen. I just do these gigs as a cover. I have other sources of income. But my dad interferes less in my life when I pretend... to be an upstanding young citizen with a respectable job. Lester? - What are you doing? - Honey, this is... Ricky Fitts. This is Ricky Fitts. (..)
    1999 American Beauty