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- DictionaryRipe/rīp/
adjective
- 1. (of fruit or grain) developed to the point of readiness for harvesting and eating. Similar matureripenedfully developedfull grownready to eatsoftlushjuicytenderluscioussweetfull-flavoredmellowOpposite unripegreen
- ▪ (of a cheese or wine) fully matured: "a ripe Brie"
- ▪ (of a smell or flavor) rich, intense, or pungent: "rich, ripe flavors emanate from this wine"
- ▪ (of a female fish or insect) ready to lay eggs or spawn.
- ▪ arrived at the fitting stage or time for (a particular action or purpose): "land ripe for development" Similar readyfitsuitablerightopportuneadvantageousfavorableauspiciouspropitiouspromisingheaven-sentgoodrightfortunatebenignprovidentialfelicitouswell timedconvenientexpedientsuitableappropriateaptfittingarchaic:seasonableOpposite unreadyunsuitableunsuitable
- ▪ full of: "a population ripe with discontent"
- ▪ (of a person's age) advanced: "she lived to a ripe old age" Similar advancedhoaryvenerableoldOpposite youngearly
- ▪ (of a person's language) beyond the bounds of propriety; coarse.
Word Origin Old Englishrīpe, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijp and German reif.
Derivatives
- 1. ripely adverb
- 2. ripeness noun
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