deniably

1 7.0

So people can say it is not true

adverb
/dɪˈnaɪəbli/

: de manera negable

Now they can do it deniably, while wringing their hands and saying 'too bad/so sad' about it (while also following the policy of standing by and letting it happen, while publicly ignoring and minimizing the extent of the massive die-off that is resulting and will result).

Examples

He spoke about the issue deniably, leaving room for others to challenge his statements.
I know this means that I am UN deniably saying I love Sarah more than Jade, and I guess I do.
If the person asks how I am, I say "fine," which in Minnesota means "Kiss my ass" deniably.

Blog text (30)
" is meant as a weaselly sort of insult, in which one belittles something in the candidate's past, but deniably so, and implies a connection never made by the candidate at all, so it is also dishonest.

Blog text (9)
The evidence was presented deniably, allowing the defendant to refute the claims made against him.
In a deniably casual tone, she suggested that the meeting wasn't as important as it seemed.

How Certain

undeniably

29 4.4

certainly

∞ 1.0

probably

∞ 1.0

deniably

1 7.0

uncertainly

7 4.0

doubtfully

4 3.8

Surface Forms

deniably positive

Morphology

deniably = deniable (transparent) = deny + able + ly

Formed by adding -ly to the adjective 'deniable' (deny + -able), so the adverbial meaning 'in a way that can be denied' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Deniably comes from deny ('to say no') plus -able ('able to') and -ly (which makes it a word that shows how something is done). So, something done deniably is done in a way that can be 'said no to' or denied as 'not true'.