deniably

deniably:    (of a lie or secret action)

   in a manner hard to expose

   Usually of a statement made off the record or an act taken by a third party on behalf of another:

    ... the small country could inflict wounds itself, or even more safely, sponsor others to do so — 'deniably'. (Clancy, 1987)

   Whence the adjective deniable and the noun deniability:

    ... nothing more than an exercise in keeping its own nose clean — not being seen to be involved. Deniability was the polite word for it. (D. Mason, 1993)

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