undangerous

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English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ dangerous.

Adjective

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undangerous (comparative more undangerous, superlative most undangerous)

  1. Not dangerous.
    • 1868, Augusta Webster (transl.), The Medea of Euripides, page 20, line 245–246
      But, say they, we, while they fight with the spear,
      Lead in our homes a life undangerous:
    • 1984 April 28, George Bozeman, “Spoiled Jokes”, in Gay Community News, page 4:
      One of the basic requirements of a joke is that it come as close as possible to being 'unfunny.' The closer, the funnier. "Where did the jellyroll?" is not very funny. We may crack a smile at the little pun, but clean, undangerous puns have to be very virtuosic to get a strong reaction.

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