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safety-conscious

safety-conscious adjective: aware of the need for safety.

Adjective

safety-conscious (comparative more safety-conscious, superlative most safety-conscious)

  1. aware of the need for safety.
    • a safety-conscious driver who insists on her passengers wearing seat-belts

Forms of safety-conscious

comparativemore safety-conscious
superlativemost safety-conscious

Origin of safety-conscious

From safety + conscious.

Questions about safety-conscious

What does safety-conscious mean?
Safety-conscious means aware of the need for safety.
What part of speech is safety-conscious?
Safety-conscious is an adjective.

Words near safety-conscious in the dictionary

  1. safety valved
  2. safety valves
  3. safety valving
  4. safety yellow
  5. safety yellows
  6. safety-conscious
  7. safety-critical
  8. safety-deposit
  9. safety-deposit box
  10. safety-deposit boxes
  11. safety-deposits

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