unripe

adjective

un·​ripe ˌən-ˈrīp How to pronounce unripe (audio)
Synonyms of unripenext
1
: not ripe : immature
unripe fruit
2
: not ready : unprepared
unripe plans
unripeness noun

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Bananas are green when unripe. unripe and unprepared recruits who were sent into battle as cannon fodder
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Much of this intake is of low quality, such as bark, mature leaves and unripe fruits. — Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025 Papaya trees dot their small cattle farm on which the property sits, so Rodríguez takes advantage of the vegetal unripe fruits in a twist on classic Mexican jalapeños en escabeche. — Ingrid Merary Rodríguez Luna, Saveur, 26 Feb. 2025 Flavors include unripe pears and the mid palate has a honeyed varnish. — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025 These early albums are a little unripe in places, but there are signs of the writer Carpenter would become. — Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unripe

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First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of unripe was in the 13th century

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unripe

adjective
un·​ripe ˌən-ˈrīp How to pronounce unripe (audio)
ˈən-
: not ripe : immature
unripe fruit

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