"well-laid" meaning in English

See well-laid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: better-laid [comparative], best-laid [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|better-laid|sup=best-laid}} well-laid (comparative better-laid, superlative best-laid)
  1. Firmly and properly laid.
    Sense id: en-well-laid-en-adj-gFP5fMLq
  2. (of a plan, scheme etc.) Formulated carefully or meticulously.
    Sense id: en-well-laid-en-adj-N~7J08wd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: best-laid plans

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