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Ripely

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ripe  (rp)
adj. rip·er, rip·est
1. Fully developed; mature: ripe peaches.
2. Resembling matured fruit, as in fullness.
3. Sufficiently advanced in preparation or aging to be used or eaten: ripe cheese.
4. Thoroughly matured, as by study or experience; seasoned: ripe judgment.
5. Advanced in years: the ripe age of 90.
6. Fully prepared to do or undergo something; ready: "By 1965 the republic was ripe for a coup" (Alex Shoumatoff).
7. Sufficiently advanced; opportune: The time is ripe for great societal changes.
8. Exhibiting overtones of or references to sex; scatological: "The language on the stage was riper than anything I have heard in a lifetime of newspaper work" (John Hughes).
9. Emitting a foul odor, especially body odor.
[Middle English, from Old English rpe.]
ripely adv.
ripeness n.
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Adv.1.ripely - with mature or developed appearance
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Carlisle, in all its ripely tinted length and breadth, lay below us, basking in the August sunshine, that spilled over the brim of the valley to the far-off Markdale Harbour, cupped in its harvest- golden hills.
The Golden Road by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
 
 
 
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