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What is the adjective for riper?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs ripen and ripe which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

ripe
  1. (of fruits, vegetables, seeds etc.) Ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature
  2. (of foods) Advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow
  3. (figuratively) Having attained its full development; mature; perfected
  4. (archaic) Maturated or suppurated; ready to discharge; -- said of sores, tumors, etc.
  5. Ready for action or effect; prepared.
  6. Like ripened fruit in ruddiness and plumpness.
  7. (obsolete) Intoxicated.
  8. (law) Of a conflict between parties, having developed to a stage where the conflict may be reviewed by a court of law.
  9. Smelly: having a disagreeable odor.
  10. Synonyms:
      11. juicy, mellow, tender, luscious, lush, soft, plump, seasoned, sweet, flavorful, flavoursome, flavorsome, mature, mellowed, ripened, full-flavoured, ready to eat, succulent, pulpy, fleshy, moist, fresh, sappy, ready, softened, syrupy, refreshing, thirst-quenching, chewable, tenderized, edible, eatable, tenderised, mushy, not tough, easily chewed, delicious, tasty, savoury, savory, appetizing, delectable, scrumptious, palatable, toothsome, delish, mouthwatering, yummy, tasteful, scrummy … more
  11. Examples:
      12. “In this cheesecake recipe, ripe and juicy mangos are blended with cashews until smooth and creamy.”
      “Bendall was as brilliant a linguist as he was a ripe musician.”
      “They moved to a house on the corner of Dawson and Vivian Streets, where Mary King lived until the ripe old age of 93.”
ripeish
  1. Somewhat ripe.
riper
  1. comparative form of ripe: more ripe
  2. Synonyms:
      3. juicier, mellower, tenderer, lusher, softer, plumper, sweeter, maturer, more luscious, more seasoned, more flavorful, more flavoursome, more flavorsome, fuller, more adult, more developed, more finished, more grown, more grown-up, hoarier, older, more advanced, more aged, more venerable, timelier, better, apter, benigner, more opportune, more auspicious, more advantageous, more favourable, more propitious, more fortunate, more felicitous, more convenient, more seasonable, more providential, more appropriate, more fitting, more suitable, more expedient, more promising, more ideal, more favorable, more disposed, more set, readier … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Summer pruning may be carried out to ensure a smaller harvest of riper grapes.”
      “Meeting your targets matters, too – and the more giddily ambitious you are, the riper you become for spectacular failure.”
      “You can get away with under-ripe nectarines here, but the riper the fruit, the more intense the puree.”
ripest
  1. superlative form of ripe: most ripe
  2. Synonyms:
      3. juiciest, mellowest, tenderest, lushest, softest, plumpest, sweetest, maturest, most luscious, most seasoned, most flavorful, most flavoursome, most flavorsome, fullest, most adult, most developed, most finished, most grown, most grown-up, hoariest, oldest, most advanced, most aged, most venerable, timeliest, best, aptest, benignest, most opportune, most auspicious, most advantageous, most favourable, most propitious, most fortunate, most felicitous, most convenient, most seasonable, most providential, most appropriate, most fitting, most suitable, most expedient, most promising, most ideal, most favorable, most disposed, most set, readiest … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “I also took the ripest apples from the trees before setting off to the library with my peace offering.”
      “We would rob the tallest mango trees in the colony of their ripest mangos and often dive into the nearby canal for a cool dip.”
      “The garden and greenhouses are checked daily and we handpick only the ripest vegetables.”
ripened
  1. simple past tense and past participle of ripen
  2. Synonyms:
      3. developed, matured, aged, maturated, thrived, throve, enrooted, grew up, mellowed, seasoned, developt, progressed, evolved, bloomed, flowered, blossomed, advanced, mushroomed, culminated, primed, reached adulthood, grown up, come of age, grown, grew, perfected, conditioned, burgeoned, flourished, arrived, come about, cultivated, came of age, thriven, arisen, arose, came about, took shape, taken shape, shot up, became adult, changed, burst forth, reached maturity, put mileage on, rounded out, developed fully, filled out, got on, spread … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “After flower pollination, tiny fruits develop within the syconium, which turns into the ripened fig.”
ripening
  1. present participle of ripen
  2. Synonyms:
      3. maturating, maturing, mellowing, becoming ripe, becoming tender, growing ripe, making ripe, bringing to maturity, coming to maturity, ageing, aging, becoming mellow, seasoning, developing, growing, progressing, evolving, burgeoning, cultivating, growing up, blooming, flowering, blossoming, advancing, mushrooming, culminating, priming, reaching adulthood, coming of age, conditioning, perfecting, arriving, thriving, enrooting, flourishing, arising, coming about, taking shape, becoming adult, changing, reaching maturity, rounding out, filling out, developing fully, shooting up … more
riped
  1. simple past tense and past participle of ripe
riping
  1. present participle of ripe
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