overripe
Americanadjective
adjective
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(of food, cheese, etc) past the usual stage of being ready to eat or use
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overused or overly sentimental and emotional
his love songs are overripe ballads
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Morgan, the banker with a raven-wing mustache, overripe nose and chef’s-knife mind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The process is simple: the overripe bananas are peeled, cut into small pieces, weighed, and mixed with sugar, yeast, raisins, water and covered with lemons.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2024
Knowing what to look for will ensure you choose ripe, flavorful peaches rather than disappointing, overripe or green peaches.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
But you can apply the method to all sorts of odds and ends, making kraut from kale scraps or hot sauce from overripe chiles.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2023
Even through the bag Tendai picked up the reek of overripe fruit.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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