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unripe
[ uhn-rahyp ]
adjective
- not ripe; immature; not fully developed:
unripe fruit.
- too early; premature.
unripe
/ ʌnˈraɪp /
adjective
- not fully matured
- not fully prepared or developed; not ready
- obsolete.premature or untimely
Derived Forms
- unˈripeness, noun
Other Words From
- un·ripely adverb
- un·ripeness noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The species grows up to 32 feet high and sports round, marble-sized fruit that are so hard when unripe, shepherds used them as slingshot projectiles.
The result was that the truffles that came to market had all the allure of unripe peaches.
Taste the unripe mango salad, as well as the pandan leaf that appears in both drinks and dishes.
In late fall, you’ll have to watch out for unripe fruit, which will give you a strong case of cotton mouth.
She recently Instagrammed a picture of expensive unripe avocados at her local supermarket.
Guiscard, who sometimes joined our party, was now and then moved to smile at our unripe conceptions of the nature of things.
The hunters returned without game, but bringing us a few grapes and some unripe persimmons, all of which were eaten.
Choclas are the unripe maize heads merely soaked in warm water; they form a very agreeable and wholesome article of food.
The Codling is not the Apple now so called, but is the general name of a young unripe Apple.
Adela had no prudence, and unripe plans might become known to Lady Harriet through her folly.
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