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underripe

adj

Etymology

From under- + ripe.

  1. derived from *h₁reyb-✻ — “to snatch”
  2. inherited from *rīpijaz✻
  3. inherited from *rīpī✻
  4. inherited from rīpe — “ripe, mature”
  5. inherited from ripe
  6. prefixed as underripe — “under + ripe”

Definitions

  1. Insufficiently ripe for harvesting or eating.

    • The underripe pears tasted fine, but were still a little crunchy.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA