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Definition of “unripe”

unripe (ʌnˈraɪp Pronunciation for unripe or unripened

Definitions

adjective

  1. not fully matured
  2. not fully prepared or developed; not ready
  3. (obsolete) premature or untimely

Derived Forms

unˈripeness noun

Example Sentences Including 'unripe'

Audubon went on to describe how the birds took tiny unripe pears and apples to extract the seeds.
Tony Juniper SPIX'S MACAW: The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird (2002)
Cut out any unripe stems as these will rot back during the cold winter months.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)
His only food was coconuts floating in the sea - he was able to open unripe ones with his teeth.
Sun, News of the World (2005)
I never was really ill but once and that came of eating an unripe pear.
Ferrars, Elizabeth Murder Moves In
The current came from the southwest, where storm winds probably knocked a container of unripe bananas off a ship.
Globe and Mail (2003)
The location of time is precise - `The gnarled apple tree was heavy with unripe fruit.
Lawson, Dominic (ed.) The Spectator Annual
Verdict It smelt promising, like your teenage brother's rugby socks, but was unripe.
Times, Sunday Times (2001)
`But I deem the time unripe ; and I have no mind for strife except with our Enemy and his servants.
J.R.R. Tolkien THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2004)

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