up·stand·ing 
/ˌʌpˈstændɪŋ/ adjective
/ˌʌpˈstændɪŋ/ adjective [more upstanding; most upstanding] 1 : honest and respectable
▪ upstanding members of the community 2 : standing straight up
▪ a stiff, upstanding collar
▪ upstanding members of the community
▪ a stiff, upstanding collar
be upstanding
Brit, formal — used to tell the people in a place to stand up ▪ “Ladies and gentlemen, please be upstanding for the national anthem.”
