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unripe

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un⋅ripe

  [uhn-rahyp]
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–adjective
1. not ripe; immature; not fully developed: unripe fruit.
2. too early; premature.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME unrype, OE unrīpe. See un- 1 , ripe

Related forms:
un⋅ripe⋅ly, adverb
un⋅ripe⋅ness, noun
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un·ripe   (ŭn-rīp')   
adj.   un·rip·er, un·rip·est

  1. Not ripe or matured; immature.

  2. Not fully ready or prepared.

un·ripe'ness n.
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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 c.1250. Cf. M.Du. onrijp, O.H.G. unrifi, Ger. unreif.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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