unripeness
- a word derived from unripe.
Example Sentences
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His face had a quality of inlaid unripeness.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Oh, yes, they had seen it, each brother and sister beneath the sound of his voice tonight, and they had seen the destruction caused by a so lamentable unripeness!
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
O, pardon me, my lord; the unripeness of my years, Too green for government, is old in fears To undertake that charge.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 by Various
In the early stage of unripeness he has found an astringent substance in the fiber.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887 by Various
Ah! never may we hope to win release Before we that unripeness overthrow,— So must the corn in agitation grow Before the sickle sings the songs of peace.
From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala by Baerlein, Henry
