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1.
fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
ripe peaches
2.
fully prepared or eager
the colonists were ripe for revolution
3.
most suitable or right for a particular purpose
the time is ripe for great sociological changes
4.
at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge
a ripe mind
5.
far along in time
a ripe old age
the ripe age of 90
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1. Ripe / Comparitive
riper
2. Ripe / Superlative
ripest
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