单词 | rotten ripe |
释义 | > as lemmasrotten ripe rotten ripe adj. ripe to a degree approaching rottenness; extremely ripe; overripe; frequently figurative. ΚΠ 1564 A. Bacon tr. J. Jewel Apol. Churche Eng. sig. F.iiij These thinges..are now waxen old and rotten ripe [L. antiqua..et putida]. a1703 T. Tryon in W. Ellis Mod. Husb. (1743) vi. 13 They do..let their Wheat, Barley, and Oats, stand till it be over-ripe, or rather rotten-ripe. 1869 J. R. Lowell Glance behind Curtain vi The time is ripe, and rotten-ripe, for change. 1974 S. Hook Pragmatism & Tragic Sense of Life ii. xiii. 199 Conditions were permitted to become so rotten-ripe that the maggots of totalitarianism found a favorable environment. 2008 Mobile Reg. (Alabama) (Nexis) 11 July d1 While darkest and softest is best, as a practical matter you'll want to pick most fruits just a tiny bit shy of deliciously rotten ripe. < as lemmas |
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