Unsafe
/ʌnˈseɪf/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To remove the safety from (a weapon). transitive
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."
Adjective
- 1 involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm wordnet
- 2 lacking in security or safety wordnet
- 3 not safe from attack wordnet
Example
More examples"This company sold unsafe products."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From un- (not) + safe.
Etymology 2
From un- (reversive prefix) + safe.