|əp|standiŋ, -aan-, -dēŋ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from present participle of upstanden
1. : standing up especially so as to project : erect
kept his upstanding hair and the grin — Edmund Wilson
one of the most upstanding collars in town surmounts a straight coat — Lois Long
2. : marked by erect carriage : upright
a rather upstanding horse with strong closely coupled body — G.M.Rommel
an upstanding stalwart figure of a man — Boston Sunday Herald
3. : marked by integrity and independence : straightforward
a fine upstanding gentleman of the old school — Sinclair Lewis
• up·stand·ing·ness noun -es