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overripe

[ oh-ver-rahyp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

overripe

/ ˌəʊvəˈraɪp /

(of food, cheese, etc) past the usual stage of being ready to eat or use
overused or overly sentimental and emotional
his love songs are overripe ballads

First recorded in 1665–75; over- + ripe

This can have its benefits—like when I make banana bread from overripe bananas—but it also has drawbacks.

She twists any and every random comment into an insult against her, her narcissism too overripe to yield any of vanity’s pleasures.

In fact, unlike with banana bread, overripe bananas don’t work as well here because they cause the cookies to spread too much.

In the case of higher ed, it is hitting a sector already overripe for disruption.

They looked too casual, like overripe delinquents sentenced to perpetual detention.

Mupúlak (mapúlak) ang prutas ug labihan na sa kahinug, Fruits will fall when they are overripe.

In an apple-tree a thrush was singing; the gooseberries were overripe; beet-roots were flowering everywhere.

An overripe pineapple is just as unsatisfactory as one that is not ripe enough.

For canning purposes, only firm, fresh apricots and peaches that are not overripe should be selected.

In addition, the fruit should be thoroughly ripe, but not mushy nor overripe.

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