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)

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 …

If you are sitting or standing upright, you are sitting or standing with your back straight, rather than bending or lying down.

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.