RIPER
What does "RIPER" mean?
More ripe; further developed toward full maturity than something else.
Meanings
- The comparative of 'ripe': more fully matured, as fruit, grain, or a situation. These peaches are riper than the ones we bought last week.
- More fully developed or advanced toward an outcome. The moment was never riper for change than right now. figurative
Word origin
The comparative of 'ripe', from Old English 'ripe' (ready for harvest), formed with the comparative suffix '-er' shared across Germanic adjectives.
Remember it
RIPER is RIPE + R: add one R and the fruit gets one stage softer and sweeter.
A little poem
The lower fruit hangs riper than the rest-
the sun reached first what waited, and was blessed.
couplet
Wordplay
- The two pears argued over who was riper; in the end, the matter resolved itself by Tuesday.
What it teaches
Riper is not a finish line but a direction; everything sweet is also one day closer to falling.
Quick facts
What does RIPER mean?
More ripe; further developed toward full maturity than something else.
Is RIPER a valid word?
Yes — RIPER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is RIPER?
RIPER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does RIPER come from?
The comparative of 'ripe', from Old English 'ripe' (ready for harvest), formed with the comparative suffix '-er' shared across Germanic adjectives.
What can RIPER teach us?
Riper is not a finish line but a direction; everything sweet is also one day closer to falling.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.