unsafe
adjectiveverbattested in dialogue
- //ʌnˈseɪf//
Not safe (various senses); dangerous.
adjective
- 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. [...]"
Even as FDA works to develop that plan, consumers continue to be exposed to unsafe food chemicals including not just dyes but also the artificial sweetener aspartame, the white pigment titanium dioxide, the preservative propylparaben, and the phthalate food packaging chemicals, according to CSPI.
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.
verb
- 1
To remove the safety from (a weapon).
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.
Forms
- comparative
- more unsafe, unsafer
- superlative
- most unsafe, unsafest
- past tense
- unsafed
- past participle
- unsafed
- present participle
- unsafing
- third person singular
- unsafes
unsafe · Not safe (various senses); dangerous.
unseen · Not seen or discovered; invisible.unsettling · That makes one troubled or uneasy; disquieting or distressing.unsolved · Not yet solved.