Overripe

adj

adj ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Excessively ripe; spoiled; gone bad.
Adjective
  1. 1
    too ripe and beginning to turn soft wordnet

Synonyms

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badbarfybrackishcloyingdecadencedegenerate

Example

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"Mary made banana bread with the overripe bananas."

Etymology

From over- + ripe.

Related phrases

gone bad

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