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unsafe^¹

/ʌnˈseɪf/

Rhymes with -eɪf

adjective more unsafe · unsafer · most unsafe · unsafest

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.
Similar: precarious, rickety, shaky, tottering, unsteady, unstable, wobbly

unsafe^²

/ʌnˈseɪf/

Rhymes with -eɪf

verb unsafes · unsafing · unsafed

transitive To remove the safety from (a weapon).

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Closest in meaning: insecure, uncertain, unsure, unreliable, dodgy, vulnerable, unsecured, unguaranteed, chancy, desperate, harmful, dicey, precarious, parlous, dangerous, perilous

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adj not safe

Español	inseguro
Português	inseguro
Français	dangereux
Deutsch	unsicher
Italiano	insicura
Română	nesigur
Русский	опасный opasnyj

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@misc{unsafe_2026,
  title = {unsafe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unsafe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}