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Definition of upstanding adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

upstanding

adjective

NAmE//ˌʌpˈstændɪŋ//

[usually before noun] (formal)

behaving in a moral and honest way synonym upright an upstanding member of the community

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