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/ʌnˈraɪp/ · un·ripe
adjective
- Not yet ripe; not having reached the stage of full development or readiness. The tomatoes were still unripe, so we left them on the windowsill to mature.
- Developing too early; premature. His unripe ideas about politics surprised the seasoned veterans at the meeting.
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Did you know? The term ‘unripe’ appears in Shakespeare’s "The Tempest" (Act 2, Scene 1), where Caliban describes the island’s fruit as ‘unripe and sour.’