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
On going into camp one afternoon, the regiment, well in advance, struck a big field of green corn and an orchard of half-ripe apples.
From Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran by John McElroy
He stuffed his pockets with half-ripe apples; they would help to quench his thirst, and he could hope for no water in his lofty place of concealment.
From Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea by Tom Bevan
