upright, honest, just, conscientious, scrupulous, honorable mean having or showing a strict regard for what is morally right. upright implies a strict adherence to moral principles.

UPRIGHT definition: erect or vertical, as in position or posture. See examples of upright used in a sentence.

upright adjective (MORAL) honest, responsible, and moral: an upright young man (Definition of upright from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

If you are sitting or standing upright, you have your back straight and are not bending or lying down. You can refer to vertical posts or the vertical parts of an object as uprights.

1. A perpendicular position; verticality. 2. Something, such as a goalpost, that stands upright. 3. An upright piano. 4. An upright bicycle.

Upright, erect, vertical, perpendicular imply that something is in the posture of being straight upward, not leaning. That which is upright is in a position corresponding to that of a person standing up: a …

3 days ago · Adjective upright (comparative more upright, superlative most upright) Vertical; erect.

Upright definition: Adhering strictly to moral principles; righteous.

Upright refers to an object, posture, or position that is straight up and down, in a vertical or perpendicular direction, or not slanting or leaning. It can also refer to a person who is considered to be honest, …

Something that's upright stands straight up. When you sit upright, your back is straight and vertical. Even your grandmother would approve of your posture.