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overripe
/ ˌəʊəˈɪ /
adjective
(of food, cheese, etc) past the usual stage of being ready to eat or use
overused or overly sentimental and emotional
his love songs are overripe ballads
Other 51Թ Forms
- overripely adverb
- overripeness noun
Example Sentences
A condiment built for summer evenings, when everything feels a little overripe and golden at the edges.
The process is simple: the overripe bananas are peeled, cut into small pieces, weighed, and mixed with sugar, yeast, raisins, water and covered with lemons.
Knowing what to look for will ensure you choose ripe, flavorful peaches rather than disappointing, overripe or green peaches.
A fat, curvy sofa that resembles a piece of overripe fruit.
These are drawn using a medium that combines “gross but beautiful” overripe figs she found splattered on sidewalks, then pressed with crayon, iron powder and salt.
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