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un·safe  (n-sf)
adj. un·saf·er, un·saf·est
Not safe; dangerous.

unsafe
Adjective
1. dangerous
2. (of a criminal conviction) based on inadequate or false evidence
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unsafeunsafe - lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future"
unprotected - lacking protection or defense
dangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"
vulnerable - susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge"
2.unsafeunsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"
unsafe, insecure - lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future"
vulnerable - susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge"
3.unsafeunsafe - not safe from attack
vulnerable - susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge"

unsafe
Translations
Spanish unsafe [ʌnˈseɪf] adj [journey] → peligroso; [car etc] → inseguro; [method] → arriesgado;
unsafe to drink/eat → no apto para el consumo humano

French unsafe [ʌnˈseɪf] adj (= in danger) → en danger; [journey, car] → dangereux/euse; [method] → hasardeux/euse;
unsafe to drink/eat → non potable/comestible

German unsafe [ʌnˈseɪf] adjunsicher; [machine, bridge, car etc] → gefährlich;
unsafe to eat/drink → ungenießbar

Italian unsafe [ʌnˈseɪf] adjpericoloso/a, rischioso/a;
unsafe to drink → non potabile;
unsafe to eat → non commestibile

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It was unsafe to meddle with the corpses and ghosts of these creatures.
As the "well- balanced radicals" charged at the time, my efforts were so strenuous, so unsafe and unsane, so ultra-revolutionary, that I retarded the socialist development in the United States by five years.
The fourth duel was a tremendous encounter; but at the end of five or six minutes the surgeon interfered once more: another man so severely hurt as to render it unsafe to add to his harms.
 
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