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overripe

adjective as in decadent

adjective as in decayed

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Example Sentences

This can have its benefits—like when I make banana bread from overripe bananas—but it also has drawbacks.

She twists any and every random comment into an insult against her, her narcissism too overripe to yield any of vanity’s pleasures.

In fact, unlike with banana bread, overripe bananas don’t work as well here because they cause the cookies to spread too much.

In the case of higher ed, it is hitting a sector already overripe for disruption.

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They looked too casual, like overripe delinquents sentenced to perpetual detention.

Mupúlak (mapúlak) ang prutas ug labihan na sa kahinug, Fruits will fall when they are overripe.

In an apple-tree a thrush was singing; the gooseberries were overripe; beet-roots were flowering everywhere.

An overripe pineapple is just as unsatisfactory as one that is not ripe enough.

For canning purposes, only firm, fresh apricots and peaches that are not overripe should be selected.

In addition, the fruit should be thoroughly ripe, but not mushy nor overripe.

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On this page you'll find 150 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to overripe, such as: depraved, immoral, degenerate, evil, lost, and wanton.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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