unripe
Americanadjective
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not ripe; immature; not fully developed.
unripe fruit.
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too early; premature.
adjective
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not fully matured
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not fully prepared or developed; not ready
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obsolete premature or untimely
Other Word Forms
- unripely adverb
- unripeness noun
Etymology
Origin of unripe
before 1000; Middle English unrype, Old English unrīpe. See un- 1, ripe
Example Sentences
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Tomatoes, for example, grow in clusters, which means a robot must carefully select ripe fruit while leaving unripe ones untouched.
From Science Daily
On a hot morning in mid-July at the community farm, a patch of lush green ringed by high-rise apartments, Oh inspected his bananas’ progress: still unripe but noticeably fatter.
From Los Angeles Times
Some Chinese consumers have complained that durians are arriving unripe.
From New York Times
"It was unripe — there was no action by the EPA that Louisiana could challenge," said Kron.
From Salon
Verjus is a slightly sweet and acidic drink made from young, unripe grapes, also used in cooking.
From Washington Times
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