When red Bordeaux is underripe, it can taste like it was fermented in green bellpeppers.
underripe Camembert
underripe in American English
(ˌundərˈraip)
adjective
not completely ripe, as fruit
Word origin
[1700–10; under- + ripe]This word is first recorded in the period 1700–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: emphatic, envelope, hump, marquise, sliding scaleunder- is a prefixal use of under, as to indicate place or situation below or beneath (underbrush; undertow); lower in grade or dignity (undersheriff; understudy); of lesser degree, extent, or amount (undersized); or insufficiency (underfeed)
Examples of 'underripe' in a sentence
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Perhaps the tomatoes were underripe to start with.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
This depends on the ripeness of the pear — you can use slightly underripe fruit here.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It seems unintuitive to buy passion fruit with shrivelled skin, but it's only smooth when young and underripe.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The red is underripe sangiovese with a dash of superripe merlot; one can taste the join.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
If you are cooking with them, select slightly underripe fruits - they will hold their shape better.