¦ adjective
1. (of fruit or grain) ready for harvesting and eating.
(of a cheese or wine) fully matured.
2. (ripe for) having arrived at a fitting time for.
(ripe with) full of.
3. (of a person's age) advanced.
4. informal (of a person's language) coarse.
5. (of a female fish or insect) ready to lay eggs or spawn.
Derivatives
ripely adverb
ripeness noun
Origin
OE ripe, of W. Gmc origin.