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safer |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Safe \Safe\, a. [Compar. {Safer}; superl. {Safest}.] [OE. sauf, F. sauf, fr L. salvus, akin to salus health, welfare, safety. Cf {Salute}, {Salvation}, {Sage} a plant, {Save}, {Salvo} an exception.] 1. Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as safe from disease; safe from storms; safe from foes. ``And ye dwelled safe.'' --1 Sam. xii. 11. They escaped all safe to land. --Acts xxvii. 44. Established in a safe, unenvied throne. --Milton. 2. Conferring safety; securing from harm; not exposing to danger; confining securely; to be relied upon not dangerous; as a safe harbor; a safe bridge, etc ``The man of safe discretion.'' --Shak. The King of heaven hath doomed This place our dungeon, not our safe retreat. --Milton.
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