26984 words

ripe

6 definitions • 6 examples
1
(of fruit or crops) completely developed and ready to be collected or eaten:

Examples:

Those bananas aren't ripe yet - they're still green.
2

Examples:

This brie smells good and ripe.
3
A ripe smell is strong and unpleasant:

Examples:

There was a ripe smell from his socks.
4
used to describe language that is rude:

Examples:

a ripe joke
5
wholly developed, esp. of fruit ready to be collected or eaten:

Examples:

The tomatoes aren’t ripe.
6
fig. A ripe old age is a very old age:

Examples:

My grandmother lived to the ripe old age of 95.

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