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underripe

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Insufficiently ripe for harvesting or eating.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The underripe pears tasted fine, but were still a little crunchy.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English ripe English underripe From under- + ripe.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: недозрял (nedozrjal) — not yet ripe
  • Dutch: onrijp — not yet ripe
  • Finnish: raaka — not yet ripe
  • Swedish: omogen — not yet ripe