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un-ripest
un·ripe
/
ʌnˈraɪp
/
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[
uhn-
rahyp
]
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adjective
1.
not ripe; immature; not fully developed:
unripe fruit.
2.
too early; premature.
Origin:
before 1000;
Middle English
unrype,
Old English
unrīpe.
See
un-
1
,
ripe
Related forms
un·ripe·ly,
adverb
un·ripe·ness,
noun
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unripe
or
unripened
(ʌnˈraɪp)
—
adj
1.
not fully matured
2.
not fully prepared or developed; not ready
3.
obsolete
premature or untimely
unripened
or
unripened
—
adj
un'ripeness
or
unripened
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Word Origin & History
unripe
O.E. unripe "premature" (in ref. to death), from
un-
(1) "not" +
ripe
. Meaning "immature, not fully developed (of fruit, etc.) is recorded from mid-13c. Cf. M.Du. onrijp, O.H.G. unrifi, Ger. unreif.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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