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Definition: Uprightly |
UprightlyAdverb1. In an honorable manner; "he acted honorably". 2. In an upright position. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "uprightly" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Synonym: UprightlySynonym: honorably (adv). (additional references) |
| Antonym: dishonorably (adv). (additional references) |
| Author | Quotation |
Anne Sophie Swetchine | We reform others unconsciously when we walk uprightly. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Language | Translations for "uprightly"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | me drejtësi (fairly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | على نحو مستقيم (straightforwardly), على نحو عمودي. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | честно (above board, fair, fair and square, fairly, faithfully, honestly, in good faith, on the level, Square, squarely), почтено (fair, on the level, squarely). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 挺直地. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | svisle (perpendicularly, upright, vertically). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | honnêtement, avec droiture. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | aufrecht (direct, directly, endwise, erect, straigh ahead, straight, up, upright, upstanding). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | egyenesen (above board, bolt upright, by line and level, direct, directly, erect, forthrightly, in true, on the level, outright, plump, point-blank, straight, straight/direct, straight/directly, through, upright). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 강직하게. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ightlyupray verticalmente (plumb, straight, vertically), perpendicularmente (downright), justo (acceptable, adequate, clinging, close, correct, due, even, exact, fair, fit, good, home, honest, just, justifiable, reasonable, righteous, rightful, right-minded, straight, striking, tight, true), de modo reto, com seriedade, com probidade, íntegro (clean-fingered, integrate, just, straightaway, straightforward). (various references) just (accurate, correct, equitable, even, exact, fair, fairly, just, just so, justly, reasonable, right, righteous, rightful, Square, suitable, that's the thing, truly). (various references) прямо (avowedly, bang, direct, directly, endlong, endways, endwise, erect, foursquare, head-on, in plain English, just, on the level, outright, plainly, plump, point blank, slap, spang, squarely, straight, straight from the shoulder, straight out, straightly, up and down). (various references) uspravno (endways, endwise), ispravno (correctly, lawfully, order: in order, square, upright). (various references) verticalmente (endlong, Plumb), rectamente (aright, endways, endwise, fairly). (various references) dimdik (bolt upright, erect, rigid, sheer), dikey olarak (apeak), dik (abrupt, arduous, bluff, bold, erect, horny, jagged, perpendicular, precipitous, rapid, right, rough, scarped, sheer, Square, stand up, steep, stiff, straight, up, upright, upstanding, vertical). (various references) чесно (above board, fair, fairly, faithfully, honestly, honorably, honourably, scrupulously, sincerely, Square, straight), вертикально (apeak). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | caste. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 10, Verse 9 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | OV poreuetai aplwV poreuetai pepoiqwV o de diastrefwn taV odouV autou gnwsqhsetai |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Qui ambulat simpliciter ambulat confidenter qui autem depravat vias suas manifestus erit |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Eornost mann gæð fæstlic,ac se þe stæppeð on wogum pæðum sceal beon onfunden. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Who goth simpleli, goth trostli; who forsothe beshrewith his weies, shal be maad opene. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Proverbs Chapter 10, Verse 9 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Kadtong nagalakat sa pagkamatul-id nagalakat sa kasigurohan; Apan kadtong nagamasukihon sa iyang mga dalan mahibaloan. |
| Croatian | Tko nedužno živi, hodi bez straha, a tko ide krivim putovima, poznat æe se. |
| Danish | Hvo lydefrit vandrer, vandrer trygt; men hvo der går krogveje, ham går det ilde. |
| Dutch | Die in oprechtheid wandelt, wandelt zeker; maar die zijn wegen verkeert, zal bekend worden. |
| Finnish | Joka nuhteettomasti vaeltaa, vaeltaa turvassa, jonka tiet ovat väärät, se joutuu ilmi. |
| French | Celui qui marche dans l`intégrité marche avec assurance, Mais celui qui prend des voies tortueuses sera découvert. |
| German | Wer unschuldig lebt, der lebt sicher; wer aber verkehrt ist auf seinen Wegen, wird offenbar werden. |
| Haitian Creole | ¶ Yon nonm serye pa janm bezwen pe anyen. Men, yo gen pou yo bare moun k'ap fè vis. |
| Hungarian | A ki tökéletességben jár, bátorsággal jár; a ki pedig elferdíti az õ útát, kiismertetik. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Orang jujur, hidupnya aman; orang yang menipu akan ketahuan. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Barangsiapa yang berjalan dengan tulus hatinya, ia itu berjalan dengan ketentuan, tetapi orang yang membengkang-bengkokkan jalannya itu kelak akan ketahuan. |
| Italian | Chi cammina nell'integrit va sicuro, chi rende tortuose le sue vie sar scoperto. |
| Korean | " 른 길 로 행 하 " 자 " 걸 음 이 평 안 하 니 와 굽 은 길 로 행 하 " 자 " " 러 나 리 라 |
| Maori | ¶ Ko te tangata haere tika, e haere ora ana: ko te tangata parori ke ona ara, ka mohiotia ia. |
| Norwegian | Den som vandrer i ustraffelighet, vandrer trygt, og den som går krokveier, blir opdaget. |
| Portuguese | Quem anda em integridade anda seguro; mas o que perverte os seus caminhos será conhecido. |
| Rumanian | Cine umblq fqrq prihanq, umblq fqrq teamq, dar cine apucq pe cqi strkmbe se dq singur de gol. - |
| Russian | лФП ИП"ЙФ Ч ОЕ ПТПЮОПУФЙ, ФПФ ИП"ЙФ 'ЕЪП БУОП; Б ЛФП ТЕЧТБЭБЕФ ХФЙ УЧПЙ, ФПФ 'Х"ЕФ ОБЛБЪБО. |
| Spanish | El que camina en integridad anda confiado, pero el que pervierte sus caminos será descubierto. |
| Swedish | Den som vandrar i ostrafflighet, han vandrar trygg, men den som går vrånga vägar, han bliver röjd. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Words rhyming with "uprightly" (pronounced 'Up"right`ly'): Abstractly, Barefacedly, Bellicosely, Braggingly, Brainsickly, Circumscriptly, Complexly, Counterfeitly, Counter-paly, Foremostly, fortnightly, half-hourly, half-yearly, housewifely, Lilly-pilly, loblolly, Manifoldly, Morphophyly, naively, Nonchalantly, Orthodoxly, Paramountly, Pasilaly, Pot-belly, Qualifiedly, redbelly, Rightwisely, Rolly-poly, Sawbelly, Speckled-belly, Swagbelly, tread-softly, uniformly. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "g-h-i-l-p-r-t-u-y" | |
-1 letter: triglyph. | |
-2 letters: liturgy, rightly, uplight, upright. | |
-3 letters: guilty, plight, purity, righty, trigly, triply, upgirt. | |
-4 letters: girly, girth, glyph, gript, gripy, grith, guilt, gulpy, hurly, light, pithy, right, thirl, thrip, thurl, truly, tulip, uplit, yirth. | |
-5 letters: gilt, girl, girt, glut, grip, grit, gulp, gyri, hilt, hurl, hurt, iglu, litu, phut, pily, pith, pity, plug, prig, pugh. | |
| Words containing the letters "g-h-i-l-p-r-t-u-y" | |
+3 letters: sprightfully. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)55 70 72 69 67 68 74 6C 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..- .--. .-. .. --. .... - .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010101 01110000 01110010 01101001 01100111 01101000 01110100 01101100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)U p r i g h t l y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0055 0070 0072 0069 0067 0068 0074 006C 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)558284757374867891 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Quotations: Familiar 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Translations: Ancient 6. Bible Trace 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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