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

Early in 1861, Mr. Felton had made, as he supposed, a remarkable discovery of "a deep-laid conspiracy to capture Washington and break up the Government."

From Baltimore and The Nineteenth of April, 1861 A Study of the War by Brown, George William

Neither Austria nor the German people had the slightest comprehension of the Minister's deep-laid plans.

From A Short History of Germany by Parmele, Mary Platt

The connection, if there was one, seemed so remote that he came to the conclusion that Mr. Shei must be at work on a very intricate and deep-laid scheme.

From The Gray Phantom by Landon, Herman

Pride, delicacy, regard for his child, every consideration, forbade his exposing the duplicity of my mother; and, indeed, had he attempted it—it would but have confirmed the opinion, her deep-laid project had established.

From The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. III A Novel in Three Volumes by Reeve, Sophia

It was less than a year since he had been graduated from the Harvard Law School, but his deep-laid plans lay far back of his graduation.

From Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century by Banks, Nancy Huston