unsafe
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
unsafer;
unsafest
unsafer;
unsafest
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNSAFE
[or more unsafe; most unsafe]
1
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not safe: such as
a
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able or likely to cause harm, damage, or loss
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It's unsafe to send cash through the mail.
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The water is unsafe for drinking. = It is unsafe to drink the water.
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Driving while talking on a cell phone is unsafe.
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He was fired for operating the machinery in an unsafe manner.
b
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not giving protection from danger, harm, or loss
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This intersection is unsafe for pedestrians.
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That country is an unsafe place to visit.
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working under unsafe conditions
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unsafe sex [=sex done without using anything (such as a condom) that can prevent unwanted pregnancy or the spread of disease]
c
:
not protected from danger, harm, or loss
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Incidents at the school have made students feel unsafe.
d
:
likely to take risks
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not careful
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The police should be doing more to get unsafe drivers off the road.
2
British, law
— used to describe a decision, judgment, etc., that is based on evidence which is not considered to be good enough
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an unsafe conviction
— unsafely
adverb-
She was arrested for driving unsafely.
