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   ripe

   /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

   Scrabble Points: 6

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