Meaning

2 senses
  1. Not ripe.

    unripe fruit

    unreif

    незре́лыйnezrélyj, неспе́лыйnespélyj, недозре́лыйnedozrélyj

    незрі́лийnezrílyj, неспі́лийnespílyj

    not fully developed or mature; not ripe

  2. Developing too early; premature.

Examples

12 sentences
  1. The unripe fig was oozing latex.

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  2. Yanni accidentally ate an unripe fig.

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  3. Yanni ate unripe figs and burned his mouth.

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  4. Yanni ate an unripe fig and it burned his lips.

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  5. Unripe bananas are difficult to eat.

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Translations

7 languages
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Origin

From Old English unrīpe. Equivalent to un- + ripe.

From Old English unrīpe. Equivalent to un- + ripe.

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Forms

unriper, unripest
Comparativeunriper Lesson
Superlativeunripest Lesson

irregular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
unripe — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto