"low-risk" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: lower-risk [comparative], lowest-risk [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|lower-risk|sup=lowest-risk}} low-risk (comparative lower-risk, superlative lowest-risk)
  1. Involving a lesser degree of risk.
    Sense id: en-low-risk-en-adj-mC87MSOV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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