underripe

[uhn-der-rahyp]

adjective

1. not completely ripe, as fruit.

Word History and Origins

Origin of underripe¹

First recorded in 1700–10; under- + ripe

Example Sentences

A marinade of yogurt, underripe mango, ginger, garlic and turmeric lends sweet-sharp depth.

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No wonder — it’s vibrant and racy, without the aggressive herbaceous character sauvignon blanc can display when underripe.

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This might include the spent oats after oat milk production, which they use in their pizza dough, or underripe tomatoes of all sizes from local farmers, or off-cuts of meat that their purveyors are struggling to sell.

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Resistant starch is one type of prebiotic, found in foods like beans, underripe bananas, whole grains and cold cooked potatoes and pasta.

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Hard, underripe strawberries are conscripted to accompany it and the cheesecake, which has a bland creaminess that rings an immediate, if distant, bell: It’s like cheesecake from a Jell-O mix.

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