underripe

See also: under-ripe

English

Alternative forms

underipe
under-ripe

Etymology

under- +‎ ripe

Adjective

underripe (comparative more underripe, superlative most underripe)

Insufficiently ripe for harvesting or eating.
The underripe pears tasted fine, but were still a little crunchy.

Translations

not yet ripe

Dutch: onrijp (nl)
Finnish: raaka (fi)

Swedish: omogen (sv)

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