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unsafe

adjective

  1. hazardous, unprotected
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ʌnˈseɪf/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English safe English unsafe From un- (not) + safe.

  1. Not safe (various senses); dangerous.

    For much the same reasons that safe languages are preferred over unsafe languages, these powerful---but unsafe---capabilities in Java should be restricted.

    "RMT has made it clear that our members have a right to refuse to work in unsafe conditions, and the union will be closely monitoring the situation. [...]"

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- English safe English unsafe From un- (reversive prefix) + safe.

  1. To remove the safety from (a weapon).