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kjc0123 | 08:47 Tue 05th Apr 2005 | Phrases & Sayings
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What is the meaning of "vertical dignity" in the following sentence?

Despite the aluminum braces on his legs, he carried himself with a resilient, vertical dignity that seemed more a by-product of noble ancestry than any kind of conscious effort.

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Dignity refers to honour or respect and vertical means upright. The way a person walks is meant to show a lot about the type of person he or she is and in this case the character has a "noble ancestry" and the walk reveals this .
11:35 Tue 05th Apr 2005
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It means that he was walking upright and proud.
12:57 Tue 05th Apr 2005
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Rather than slouched over and humble (as a peasant might)
12:58 Tue 05th Apr 2005

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