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n. - Honesty; Conscientiousness; The property of being perpendicular in posture.

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  • Proponents of standing in the workplace concede that they don't know how much uprightness is needed to produce the benefits they associate with standing tall.
  • Men having this kind of uprightness and loyalty, rarely are much given to words or demonstrations of affection.
  • The former is better; Job maintained his own "uprightness" (Job 16: 17;
  • He will administer judgment to the peoples in uprightness.
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