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
Other Word Forms
- overripely adverb
- overripeness noun
Etymology
Origin of overripe
Example Sentences
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More than 125 years on, the newly reopened villa still feels overripe in the best way: rich, heady and slightly dangerous.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
A condiment built for summer evenings, when everything feels a little overripe and golden at the edges.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2025
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
In the backyard, an orange tree hangs heavy with overripe fruit.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2023
I take a step away from him, but not fast enough to avoid being assailed with the smell of overripe fruit.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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