the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Not ripe.
adj. Developing too early; premature.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Not ripe; not mature; not brought to a state of perfection or maturity: as, unripe fruit; an unripe girl. Not seasonable; not yet proper or suitable.
Not fully prepared; not completed: as, an unripe scheme.
Too early; premature: as, an unripe death.
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adj. not fully prepared
adj. not fully developed or mature; not ripe
Word Usage
"This was shown by their not disliking rhubarb mixed with a little sugar and milk, which is to us abominably nauseous; and in their strong taste for the sourest and most austere fruits, such as unripe gooseberries and crabapples."