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adjective
Date: 13th century
1. not ripe ; immature <unripe fruit> 2. not ready ; unprepared <unripe plans> • unripeness noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Unripe — Un*ripe , a. 1. Not ripe; as, unripe fruit. [1913 Webster] 2. Developing too early; premature. Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unripe — (adj.) O.E. unripe premature (in reference to death), from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + RIPE (Cf. ripe). Meaning immature, not fully developed (of fruit, etc.) is recorded from mid 13c. Cf. M.Du. onrijp, O.H.G. unrifi, Ger. unreif … Etymology dictionary
unripe — [unrīp′] adj. 1. not ripe or mature; green 2. not yet fully developed [unripe plans] 3. Obs. premature: said esp. of a death unripeness n … English World dictionary
unripe — index inexperienced, premature Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unripe — *immature, unmatured, unmellow Analogous words: crude, raw, green, callow, *rude: *premature, untimely, forward, precocious Antonyms: ripe Contrasted words: matured, ripened, developed (see MATURE vb) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
unripe — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not ripe … English terms dictionary
unripe — UK [ʌnˈraɪp] / US [ˌʌnˈraɪp] adjective Word forms unripe : adjective unripe comparative unriper superlative unripest 1) unripe fruit is hard and not yet ready to eat 2) mainly literary not ready or old enough … English dictionary
unripe — unripely, adv. unripeness, n. /un ruyp /, adj. 1. not ripe; immature; not fully developed: unripe fruit. 2. too early; premature. [bef. 1000; ME unrype, OE unripe. See UN 1, RIPE] * * * … Universalium
unripe — [[t]ʌ̱nra͟ɪp[/t]] ADJ Unripe fruit or vegetables are not yet ready to eat. I was only ill once and that came of eating an unripe pear. Ant: ripe … English dictionary
unripe — adjective unripe fruit, grain etc is not fully developed or ready to be eaten: green, unripe peaches … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
