upstanding
/ʌpˈstændɪŋ/
adjective
- Honest, respectable, and having strong moral principles.
- The judge praised the witness for being an upstanding citizen.
- She is known as an upstanding member of the community.
- They raised their children to be upstanding and kind.
- Standing upright; erect.
- He remained upstanding throughout the ceremony.
- The dog sat upstanding on its hind legs.
- The upstanding pillars supported the ancient temple.