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   unsafe

   /ʌnˈseɪf/

   adjective

   • 1. not safe; dangerous: "drinking water in some areas may be unsafe" Similar dangerousriskyperiloushazardousprecariouslife-threateninghigh-risktreacherousinsecureunsoundvulnerableexposeddefencelessdestructiveharmfulinjuriousmalignanttoxicthreateningmenacinginformal:hairychancydodgyOpposite safeharmlesssecure
   • 2. (of a verdict or conviction) not based on reliable evidence and likely to constitute a miscarriage of justice: "because the confession was unreliable the verdict was unsafe and unsatisfactory"

   Derivatives

   • 1. unsafely adverb
   • 2. unsafeness noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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