upright

Word parts

up- + right

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈʌpraɪt/

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Adjective

Positive upright

Comparative more upright

Superlative most upright

This animal is standing upright

1. A long or flat thing is upright when it is at a right angle to the ground. That means that one end is exactly above the other end.
   • Synonym: vertical

   There was so much heavy ice on the tree that the whole tree bent down close to the ground, but after the ice melted, the tree went back upright again.

2. Having good morals; doing good things.

   I trust her: she is a perfectly upright person.