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.
ripeness
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a word derived from
ripe.
Example Sentences
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When AFP visited, he was climbing through rows of vines winding up the hill, collecting samples to test their ripeness.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Which means it would be subject to a similar ripeness argument and presumably fail at the Supreme Court.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Customs and Border Protection before being placed in customers’ hands—hopefully all within about seven days, which is roughly how long the fruit stays at peak ripeness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
Tesco is trialling avocado ripeness scanners and fans of the fruit are divided over whether it is a shopping hack or if a squeeze test should suffice.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2025
Turner was right about the ripeness of the outhouse, so he came out for supper, which was as quiet as he had expected.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
