from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Emitting a foul odor, especially body odor.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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).
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Fully developed; mature: ripe peaches.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Fully prepared to do or undergo something; ready: "By 1965 the republic was ripe for a coup” ( Alex Shoumatoff).
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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