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scrupulous | lac |

As an adjective scrupulous

is exactly and carefully conducted.

As a noun lac is

lake.

scrupulous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Exactly and carefully conducted.
    • He is scrupulous in his finances.
  • Having scruples or compunctions.
    • He is a scrupulous businessman and always acts in the best interest of his company.
  • Precise; exact or strict

    • Synonyms

    * meticulous, painstaking * worried * ethical, fair-minded, honourable, just, moral, righteous * See also

    Antonyms

    * unscrupulous

    Related terms

    * scrupulously * scrupulousness

    lac

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m) from (etyl) .

    Noun

  • A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Coccus lacca , a scale-shaped insect.
    • Derived terms
    * Ceylon lac * lac dye * lac lake * Mexican lac * seedlac * shellac * sticklac

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * lakh

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One hundred thousand (commonly used in Pakistan and India).

    • Etymology 3

    From Cadillac.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) Short for Cadillac.
    • Last night I was driving around in my lac .
  • * 1992 , Big Mello, Bone Hard Zaggin , Rap-A-Lot Records, track 5. "Mac's Drive 'Lac's"
    • Macs drive lacs .

    Synonyms

    * (Cadillac) caddie, caddy

    Anagrams

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