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unsafe

adj
/ʌnˈseɪf/

Etymology

From un- (reversive prefix) + safe.

  1. derived from *solh₂-✻ — “whole, every”
  2. derived from *salwos✻
  3. derived from salvus
  4. derived from sauf
  5. inherited from sauf
  6. formed as unsafe — “un- + safe”

Definitions

  1. Not safe (various senses)

    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. [...]"

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for unsafe. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA