ērēctus adj.with comp.
P. of erigo, set up, upright, elevated, lofty : (homines) erectos constituit: voltus, O.: prorae, Cs.—Fig., elevated, lofty, noble : celsus et erectus: ingenium, Ta.: si quis est paulo erectior.— Haughty, arrogant, lofty : vagantur erecti toto foro: erecto incessu, Ta.— Intent, attentive, eager, aroused, on the alert : animis: ad libertatem recuperandam: plebs expectatione, L.— Animated, encouraged, resolute : alacri animo et erecto: multo sum erectior.