rareripe en · ADJ
Meanings
- (not-comparable) ripening early (said most commonly of peaches and onions)
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(broadly, not-comparable, of a person, uncommon) maturing too quickly; taking on the trappings of maturity before one is emotionally developed
He is quite smart enough. I sometimes fear that he is one of the little rare-ripe sort that are smarter at about five than ever after.
1846 October 2, Abraham Lincoln, letter to Joshua F. Speed
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ratheripe | alternative | lexicographic | |
| rare-ripe | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
de frühreif (of a person) · bg ранозреен (of a fruit or vegetable) · eu goiztiar (of a person) · cs raný (of a fruit or vegetable) · de frühreif (of a fruit or vegetable) · eu goiztiar (of a fruit or vegetable)