upright

/ˈəp-ˌrīt/

adjective

  1. perpendicular, vertical

  2. erect in carriage or posture

  3. having the main axis or a main part perpendicular

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. honest stresses adherence to such virtues as truthfulness, candor, or fairness.

adverb

  1. vertically upward : in an upright position

noun

  1. the state of being upright : perpendicular

  2. something that stands upright; especially : a football goalpost —usually used in plural

  3. upright piano

a pillar out of upright