unripely

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adverb

In an unripe way; prematurely.

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Meanings

adverbunripely (comparative more unripely, superlative most unripely)

comparative more unripely · superlative most unripely

  1. In an unripe way; prematurely.

    What is our life, but our life's tragedy, / Extinguish'd in a momentary time? / And life to murder life is cruelty, / Unripely withering in a flowery prime […]

    1611, Thomas Middleton, No Wit, No Help Like a Woman's

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
prematurely

Origin

From unripe + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

unripely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unripely

MLA

“unripely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unripely. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unripely,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unripely.

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