underripe
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of underripe
Example Sentences
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A marinade of yogurt, underripe mango, ginger, garlic and turmeric lends sweet-sharp depth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025
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.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2022
And maybe, just maybe, the novelty of sending a friend some underripe fruit on a stick had worn off after two decades.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2022
Who hasn’t bitten into a bland, watery cube of honeydew from the top of an airport fruit cup filled mostly with underripe melon?
From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2021
It’s strange to see how much out-of-season produce they have there, like underripe cantaloupes and sickly-looking pale red tomatoes.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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