deniable

[ dih-nahy-uh-buh l ]

/ dɪˈnaɪ ə bəl /

capable of being or liable to be denied or contradicted.

Origin of deniable

First recorded in 1540–50; deny + -able

Covert action can seem like a quick, cheap, deniable way to get hard jobs done.

Governing With a Hidden Hand |Evan Thomas |November 6, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Because the CIA knows how to make offers that are understood but deniable.

Obama's Crazy Clinton Mess |Eric Alterman |May 28, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Ah, Barbara, Barbara, why do you not deny it if it is deniable?

Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 |Various
She is country bred, and clothed in country garments, yet her beauty is too great to be deniable.

Mrs. Geoffrey |Duchess

But, good or bad, I don't think you'll find it deniable, if you look into the facts.

A Traveler from Altruria: Romance |William Dean Howells
But the relations of pupil and master in at least some degree are not, I think, deniable.

The Human Comedy |Honore de Balzac
We have either incorrectly to deny things we do not understand, or we have to accept a good deal that is deniable.

Criminal Psychology |Hans Gross

deniable

/ (dɪˈnaɪəbəl) /

able to be denied; questionable

deniably, adverb