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1828
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Unsafe
UNSA'FE
,
Adj.
1.
Not safe; not free from danger; exposed to harm or destruction.
2.
Hazardous; as an unsafe adventure.
Definition
2024
unsafe
unsafe
English
Adjective
unsafe
(
not comparable
)
Not
safe
;
dangerous
.
Translations
not safe
Catalan:
insegur
Dutch:
onveilig
(nl)
Finnish:
turvaton
(fi)
(
not safe
)
;
vaarallinen
(fi)
(
dangerous
)
German:
unsicher
(de)
Norwegian:
Bokmål:
usikker
(no)
Nynorsk:
usikker
Portuguese:
inseguro
Romanian:
nesigur
(ro)
Synonyms
(
not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over
)
:
precarious
,
rickety
,
shaky
,
tottering
,
unsteady
,
unstable
,
wobbly
Etymology
From
un-
+
safe
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/ʌnˈseɪf/
Rhymes:
-eɪf
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