Deep-laid
adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 secret and carefully planned. usually
"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, […]"
Adjective
- 1 secretly and carefully planned wordnet
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More examples"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, […]"
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