Deep-laid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Deep-laid is an adjective meaning (of schemes, etc.) secret and carefully planned.
Meaning
(of schemes, etc.) secret and carefully planned.
Example Sentences
What worried him was the wire-cutting; he could not but believe that it was an important part of the deep-laid labour conspiracy.
'Then why did you make every preparation—turn the Republics into armed camps—prepare deep-laid plans for the invasion of our Colonies?'
Captain Cuttle, in the exercise of that surprising talent for deep-laid and unfathomable scheming, with which (as is not unusual in men of transparent simplicity) he sincerely believed himself to be endowed by nature, […]
Synonyms for deep-laid
Depending on context, synonyms include abstruse, catlike, backroom, stealth, clandestine, cloak-and-dagger.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include planned, deep seated, deep rooted, deepness, deepest, deeps.
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