safer
adjective
- 1
Not in danger; out of harm's reach.
“You’ll be safe here.”
- 2
Free from risk.
“It’s safe to eat this.”
- 3
Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.
“We have to find a safe spot, where we can hide out until this is over.”
- 4
When a batter successfully reaches first base, or when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base or returns to the base he last occupied; not out.
“The pitcher attempted to pick off the runner at first, but he was safe.”
- 5
Properly secured.
“The documents are safe.”
- 6
(used after a noun, often forming a compound) Not susceptible to a specified source of harm.
“dishwasher-safe”
- 7
Great, cool, awesome, respectable; a term of approbation, often as interjection.
- 8
Lenient, usually describing a teacher that is easy-going.
- 9
Reliable; trusty.
- 10
Cautious.
- 11
Of a programming language, type-safe or more generally offering well-defined behavior despite programming errors.
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