underripe

un·der·ripe

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-der-rahyp]
- /ˌʌn dərˈraɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-der-rahyp]
- /ˌʌn dərˈraɪp/

Definitions of underripe word

adjective underripe not completely ripe, as fruit. 1
adjective underripe fruit 1
adjective underripe not sufficiently ripe to pick, eat, or use 0
adjective underripe Insufficiently ripe for harvesting or eating. 0

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Origin of underripe

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10; under- + ripe

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Parts of speech for Underripe

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Underripe

underripe popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

underripe usage trend in Literature

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