ripeOverview of adj ripe1. ripe, mature -- (fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodied mature wines")2. ripe -- (fully prepared or eager; "the colonists were ripe for revolution") 3. good, right, ripe -- (most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes") 4. ripe -- (at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge; "a ripe mind") 5. advanced, ripe -- (far along in time; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90") Made possible by Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010. http://wordnet.princeton.edu |