underripe

[ uhn-der-rahyp ]

adjective

1. not completely ripe, as fruit.

Word History and Origins

Origin of underripe¹

First recorded in 1700–10; under- + ripe

Example Sentences

No wonder — it’s vibrant and racy, without the aggressive herbaceous character sauvignon blanc can display when underripe.

From Washington Post

This might include the spent oats after oat milk production, which they use in their pizza dough, or underripe tomatoes of all sizes from local farmers, or off-cuts of meat that their purveyors are struggling to sell.

From New York Times

Resistant starch is one type of prebiotic, found in foods like beans, underripe bananas, whole grains and cold cooked potatoes and pasta.

From Seattle Times

Hard, underripe strawberries are conscripted to accompany it and the cheesecake, which has a bland creaminess that rings an immediate, if distant, bell: It’s like cheesecake from a Jell-O mix.

From Seattle Times

And maybe, just maybe, the novelty of sending a friend some underripe fruit on a stick had worn off after two decades.

From Slate