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over-ripe

over-ripe is the alternative form of overripe.

Meaning of overripe

Adjective

overripe (comparative more overripe, superlative most overripe)

  1. Excessively ripe; spoiled; gone bad.

Forms of over-ripe

comparativemore over-ripe
superlativemost over-ripe

Questions about over-ripe

What is over-ripe the alternative form of?
Over-ripe is the alternative form of overripe.

Words near over-ripe in the dictionary

  1. over-respected
  2. over-respecting
  3. over-respects
  4. over-richness
  5. over-ridden
  6. over-ripe
  7. over-run
  8. over-secrete
  9. over-secreted
  10. over-secretes
  11. over-secreting

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