ripe
adjective
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
half-ripe
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a word derived from
ripe.
Example Sentences
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I fry those half-ripe plantains in a good amount of oil, too — once they turn a darker golden color, they're ready to scoop out, cool, and process.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2021
But I like the combination of sweet-savory tastes and find half-ripe plantains easier to peel and mash than the green ones.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2021
There was the puckery taste that almost made me cry when I ate my first half-ripe persimmon.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
No man wishes to die in the midst of a plan; and yet every one at every hour of the day bears about with him at once budding, green, half-ripe, and wholly ripe plans.
From Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography by Jean Paul
Her cheeks were red and white like a half-ripe strawberry, or rather, I should say, like a cherry; and she seemed as modest and meek as a lamb.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 by Various
