overripeadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈrʌɪp/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvə(r)ˈraɪp/

Forms: see over- prefix and ripe adj., n.², and adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, ripe adj.

Etymology: < over- prefix + ripe adj. Compare slightly earlier overripened adj.

Too ripe (in various senses of the adjective); (esp. of fruit, etc.) advanced in development beyond the stage of maturity or ripeness. Also figurative and in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [adjective] > old (of beings, etc.)

oldeOE

winteredeOE

oldlyOE

over-oldOE

eldernc1175

at-oldc1200

stricken on, in age, in eldec1380

oldlya1382

(well, far, etc.) stepped in age, in or into yearsc1386

ancientc1400

aged1420

well-agedc1450

ripec1480

passing oldc1485

(well) shot in years1530

old aged1535

agey1547

Ogygian1567

strucken1576

oldish1580

stricken in yearsa1586

declined1591

far1591

struck1597

Nestorian1605

overripe1605

elderly1611

eld1619

antiquated1631

enaged1631

thorough-old1639

emerita1643

grandevous1647

magnaevous1727

badgerly1753

(as) old as the hills1819

olden days1823

crusted1833

long in the tooth1841

oldened1854

mature1867

over the hill1950

the world > plants > by age or cycles > [adjective] > ripe or ripened > unripe or over-ripe

unripec1275

semi-maturec1440

unripedc1500

untimely1535

unripened1561

overripened1594

immature1599

maum1691

under-ripe1707

overripe1769

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 274 A thousand fruites, nor ouer-ripe, nor green.

1628 World Encompassed by Sir F. Drake 8 All of these trees were euen laden with fruit, some ready to be eaten, others comming forward, others ouer-ripe.

1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iii. 31 Thy years are ripe, and over-ripe .

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Apricock-tree Those [apricots] that are over-ripe whether peeled or unpeeled.

1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. xvii. 43 [She] began to decline, and..dropped, like over-ripe fruit.

1825 J. Jennings Observ. Dial. W. Eng. 64 Rose, to drop out from the pod, or other seed vessel, when the seeds are over-ripe.

1862 D. M. Mulock Mistress & Maid xxiv She refuses to drop into his mouth like an over-ripe peach from a garden wall.

1906 ‘H. McHugh’ Skiddoo! 101 There is nothing that will reconcile a man to a vegetarian diet so quick as an over-ripe Hamburger.

1963 Times 8 Feb. 12/5 Wines from..over-ripe single grapes which are, in effect, sun~dried raisins.

1989 Empire Sept. 100/5 The main attraction is a marvellously overripe performance from Peter O'Toole as a hammy swashbuckling movie star.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overripe
释义	overripeadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈrʌɪp/, U.S. /ˌoʊvə(r)ˈraɪp/ Forms: see over- prefix and ripe adj., n.², and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, ripe adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + ripe adj. Compare slightly earlier overripened adj. Too ripe (in various senses of the adjective); (esp. of fruit, etc.) advanced in development beyond the stage of maturity or ripeness. Also figurative and in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [adjective] > old (of beings, etc.) oldeOE winteredeOE oldlyOE over-oldOE eldernc1175 at-oldc1200 stricken on, in age, in eldec1380 oldlya1382 (well, far, etc.) stepped in age, in or into yearsc1386 ancientc1400 aged1420 well-agedc1450 ripec1480 passing oldc1485 (well) shot in years1530 old aged1535 agey1547 Ogygian1567 strucken1576 oldish1580 stricken in yearsa1586 declined1591 far1591 struck1597 Nestorian1605 overripe1605 elderly1611 eld1619 antiquated1631 enaged1631 thorough-old1639 emerita1643 grandevous1647 magnaevous1727 badgerly1753 (as) old as the hills1819 olden days1823 crusted1833 long in the tooth1841 oldened1854 mature1867 over the hill1950 the world > plants > by age or cycles > [adjective] > ripe or ripened > unripe or over-ripe unripec1275 semi-maturec1440 unripedc1500 untimely1535 unripened1561 overripened1594 immature1599 maum1691 under-ripe1707 overripe1769 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 274 A thousand fruites, nor ouer-ripe, nor green. 1628 World Encompassed by Sir F. Drake 8 All of these trees were euen laden with fruit, some ready to be eaten, others comming forward, others ouer-ripe. 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iii. 31 Thy years are ripe, and over-ripe . View more context for this quotation 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Apricock-tree Those [apricots] that are over-ripe whether peeled or unpeeled. 1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. xvii. 43 [She] began to decline, and..dropped, like over-ripe fruit. 1825 J. Jennings Observ. Dial. W. Eng. 64 Rose, to drop out from the pod, or other seed vessel, when the seeds are over-ripe. 1862 D. M. Mulock Mistress & Maid xxiv She refuses to drop into his mouth like an over-ripe peach from a garden wall. 1906 ‘H. McHugh’ Skiddoo! 101 There is nothing that will reconcile a man to a vegetarian diet so quick as an over-ripe Hamburger. 1963 Times 8 Feb. 12/5 Wines from..over-ripe single grapes which are, in effect, sun~dried raisins. 1989 Empire Sept. 100/5 The main attraction is a marvellously overripe performance from Peter O'Toole as a hammy swashbuckling movie star. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1605
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