adj. 25B6; adjective
a ripe tomato : MATURE, ripened, full grown, ready to eat; luscious, juicy, tender, sweet.
the dock is ripe for development : READY, fit, suitable, right.
the ripe old age of ninety : ADVANCED, hoary, venerable, old.
the time is ripe for his return : OPPORTUNE, advantageous, favourable, auspicious, propitious, promising, good, right, fortunate, benign, providential, felicitous, seasonable; convenient, suitable, appropriate, apt, fitting.
unsuitable, young.