OVERRIPE

overripe

(adjective) too ripe and beginning to turn soft

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

overripe (comparative more overripe, superlative most overripe)

Excessively ripe; spoiled; gone bad.

Source: Wiktionary


O"ver*ripe", a.

Definition: Matured to excess. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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