UNRIPE


Meaning of UNRIPE in English

“+ adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English unrīpe, from un- (I) + rīpe ripe

1. : not ripe : less than fully developed : immature

unripe fruit

an unripe lover

lived to the not unripe age of 77 — Harvey Graham

2. : unready , unprepared , unseasonable

unripe for any call to national self-extinction — Current History

the time is unripe

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.