as in immature
lacking in adult experience or maturity
unripe and unprepared recruits who were sent into battle as cannon fodder
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The data can be interesting, even if the look is unripe and sometimes crabbed.
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Place unripe tomatoes in a single layer inside a paper bag (such as a grocery bag), and fold the bag to close it loosely.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2024
Black pepper is made from entire unripe mostly green but slightly red berries that have been dried with their pulp and skin intact.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 20 Apr. 2024
Thinly sliced unripe papaya is muddled with briny crab and topped with crunchy pork rinds for this extra funky take on the classic Thai salad.
—The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2024
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Place unripe tomatoes in a single layer inside a paper bag (such as a grocery bag), and fold the bag to close it loosely.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2024
Black pepper is made from entire unripe mostly green but slightly red berries that have been dried with their pulp and skin intact.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 20 Apr. 2024
Thinly sliced unripe papaya is muddled with briny crab and topped with crunchy pork rinds for this extra funky take on the classic Thai salad.
—The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Unripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unripe. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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