unripe

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

UNRI'PE, adjective 1. Not ripe; not mature; not brought to a state of perfection; as unripe fruit. 2. Not seasonable; not yet proper. He fix'd his unripe vengeance to defer. 3. Not prepared; not completed; as an unripe scheme. 4. Too early; as the unripe death of Dorilaus. [Unusual.]
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI

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