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unripe (adj.)

Old English unripe "premature" (in reference to death), from un- (1) "not" + ripe (adj.). Meaning "immature, not fully developed (of fruit, etc.) is recorded from mid-13c. Similar formation in Middle Dutch onrijp, Old High German unrifi, German unreif.

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Definitions of unripe from WordNet

unripe (adj.)
not fully prepared;
unripe (adj.)
not fully developed or mature; not ripe;
unripe fruit
Synonyms: green / unripened / immature
From wordnet.princeton.edu