Upright

(ŭp'rīt), a. 1. In an erect position or posture; pointing directly upward; perpendicular; as, an upright tree; an upright post. “With chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright.” Dryden. All have their ears upright. Spencer.

2. Adhering to rectitude in all social intercourse; not deviating from correct moral principles; honest; just; as, an upright man.
3. Conformable to moral rectitude.

Conscience rewards upright conduct with pleasure. J. M. Mason. ☞ This word and its derivatives are marked in books with the accent on the first syllable. But they are frequently pronounced with the accent on the second, and the accent on either syllable is admissible.