underripe en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English ripe English underripe From under- + ripe.
Meanings
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Insufficiently ripe for harvesting or eating.
The underripe pears tasted fine, but were still a little crunchy.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more underripe | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| underipe | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most underripe | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| under-ripe | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (4)
fi raaka (not yet ripe) · sv omogen (not yet ripe) · bg недозрял (not yet ripe) · nl onrijp (not yet ripe)