deep-laid

American  

[deep-leyd] / ˈdipˈleɪd /

adjective

1. carefully, cunningly, or secretly made.

   a deep-laid plot.

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deep-laid British  

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of deep-laid

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

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deep-laid

"That's my belief," agreed Stone; "the whole affair is a carefully planned and deep-laid scheme, and concocted in a clever and diabolically ingenious brain."

From The Diamond Pin by Wells, Carolyn

This plan delighted Miss Ruth, but I saw in it the beginning of the workings of a deep-laid scheme.

From The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine by Stockton, Frank Richard

Oh, miserable and guilty woman, what have you gained by all your deep-laid schemes of villainy?

From The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) by Moodie, Susanna

Kung-Ming had always been noted for the fertility of his resources, and now he had evidently thought out a deep-laid scheme to involve his enemies in utter ruin.

From Sidelights on Chinese Life by Macgowan, J. (John)

A deep-laid plot was hatched to hamper British bankers so that they could not lend money to France and Russia.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 by Parrott, James Edward