Tried and Upright

Tried

Tried adjective - Worthy of one's trust.

Upright and tried are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Upright" instead an adjective "Tried".

Nearby Words: try, trying

Upright

Upright adjective - Conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue.

Tried and upright are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Tried" instead an adjective "Upright".

Nearby Words: uprightness, uprightly

Both words in one sentence

  • A Tankard of Moose Urine The Gods of Arr-Kelaan: Bikk tried to jumpstart a religion for Ronson (God of Alcohol) by impersonating him and giving two soldiers mugs of ale that would always be full when turned upright.
  • Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil One of the exceptions is Doctor Cottle, one of the most upright and moral characters on the show, who bluntly states that what they tried to do to Sharon was "unforgivable."
  • Atlantis Is Boring Like Spongebob, it tried to avert this trope by ignoring its setting entirely: the aquatic characters lived in a modern city, drove cars, only ever swam 'standing upright', and only along the 'ground' (the taller buildings even had fire escapes... think about that one for a second).
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