deniable

From deny +‎ -able.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈnaɪ(j)əbəɫ/

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• Rhymes: -aɪəbəl

deniable (comparative more deniable, superlative most deniable)

1. Able to be denied or contradicted.
   • 2014, “Little Green Men”: A Primer on Modern Russian Unconventional Warfare, Ukraine 2013–2014‎^[1], Fort Bragg, North Carolina: The United States Army Special Operations Command, page 46:

     Supported and authorized to act from Moscow, the Cossack leaders, including Mozhaev, maintain tenuous and deniable links to Russia to ensure they retain their freedom to act as volunteer paramilitaries.