deep-laid

[ deep-leyd ]

/ ˈdipˈleɪd /

adjective

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

Origin of deep-laid

First recorded in 1760–70

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for deep-laid

The sinister hunchback at once understood that this was a deep-laid plot into which he had fallen.
The Works of Honor de Balzac|Honor de Balzac
At first she suspected that the stratagems which had won her heart were the results of a deep-laid plot proceeding from her lover.
Vikram and the Vampire|Richard F. Burton
Did he think his mamma would not find out the deep-laid plot, which had cost him so much labor?
Little Grandfather|Sophie May
His deceptions are more subtle and deep-laid than those of the Grecian adept.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862|Various

Part of a deep-laid plot to make me ridiculous, Mr. Speaker, Sir!'
A Diversity of Creatures|Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for deep-laid

deep-laid

adjective

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

deep-laid

adjective

RELATED CONTENT

Nearby words

Origin of deep-laid

Examples from the Web for deep-laid

British Dictionary definitions for deep-laid

deep-laid

adjective