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Meanings of erectness in English
Synonyms
Examples for "uprightness"
Examples for "uprightness"
1
Springing from the instinctive uprightness of their natures their action was reasoned.
2
But he carried himself with soldierly uprightness, and his speech was brisk.
3
Crotchety from uprightness he was, but upright was no word for him.
4
Evelyn's character is very engaging in its richness, uprightness, and lively interests.
5
And if your thoughts succumb, your uprightness shall still shout triumph thereby!
1
More important, the way we use verticality itself is liable to evolve.
2
The swing back preserves the verticality of architectural subjects.
3
This verticality leads to fanciful comparisons with San Francisco.
4
The unbending verticality of his dancing speaks of command, of absolute autonomy, of arctic detachment.
5
That kind of show of power is all about verticality and domination not horizontalism and camaraderie.
Usage of erectness in English
1
She walked with a certain springiness of step and erectness of bearing.
2
She moved towards him, bearing herself with a peculiar erectness and dignity.
3
This action is very helpful for the development of erectness of the body.
4
She carried herself with almost machine-like erectness; her skirts were noiseless.
5
And then the erectness of his supple body, like a symbol.
6
Despite his determined erectness, he was inclined to sag from the shoulders down.
7
Violet knew what was indicated by the over-erectness of Theodora's head.
8
Sam! She put her hand to her throat again and lost her erectness.
9
Thus their bodies are preserved in health and erectness in spite of their work.
10
He slowly extended both arms and stood upright in gladiatorial strength and compelling erectness.
11
She always rode at a run, sitting with easy erectness.
12
A dart from the cold gray eyes galvanized my aunt into a sudden rigid erectness.
13
She was quite white as she spoke the words, but she maintained her tense erectness.
14
Thornton had to stoop from her erectness to listen,-
15
Germanicus too had adopted today's general posture of martial erectness, which seemed notably inappropriate on him.
16
His form had put on an unusual erectness.
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United Kingdom
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