deep-laid

[ deep-leyd ]

adjective
  1. carefully, cunningly, or secretly made: a deep-laid plot.

Origin of deep-laid

1
First recorded in 1760–70

Words Nearby deep-laid

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How to use deep-laid in a sentence

  • In both cases, the result looks as if there had been a deep-laid and unscrupulous plan all along.

    The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. Wigram
  • But an obstacle arose to even the deep-laid plans of Macnooder himself.

    The Varmint | Owen Johnson
  • Barry was, however, too tipsy to pay much attention to this, or to understand any deep-laid plans.

    The Kellys and the O'Kellys | Anthony Trollope
  • A horrible fear came over him that his deep-laid scheme was about to end in failure.

    The Tinted Venus | F. Anstey
  • She had detected many a deep-laid plot he had devised to secure for her that eminence and station he longed for.

    Sir Jasper Carew | Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for deep-laid

deep-laid

adjective
  1. (of a plot or plan) carefully worked out and kept secret

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