ripe
adjective
[ rʌɪp ]
• (of fruit or grain) developed to the point of readiness for harvesting and eating.
• "a ripe tomato"
Similar:
mature,
ripened,
fully developed,
full grown,
ready to eat,
soft,
lush,
juicy,
tender,
luscious,
sweet,
full-flavoured,
mellow,
• having arrived at the fitting stage or time for a particular action or purpose).
• "land ripe for development"
Similar:
ready,
fit,
suitable,
right,
opportune,
advantageous,
favourable,
auspicious,
propitious,
promising,
heaven-sent,
good,
fortunate,
benign,
providential,
felicitous,
well timed,
convenient,
expedient,
appropriate,
apt,
fitting,
seasonable,
• (of a person's age) advanced.
• "she lived to a ripe old age"
• (of a female fish or insect) ready to lay eggs or spawn.
• "ripe females will stop and spawn with one or more males"
• (of a person's language) beyond the bounds of propriety; coarse.
• "I think my language may have been a little ripe outside the church"
Origin:
Old English rīpe, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijp and German reif .
