unripe
/ʌnˈraɪp/
adjective
- Not fully developed or mature; not ready to be eaten or used, especially of fruit or crops.
- We picked the apples too early, and they were unripe and hard.
- Unripe tomatoes are often used in fried green tomato recipes.
- The bananas are still green and unripe, so they taste very sour.
- Not yet ready or fully developed; immature (used figuratively for plans, ideas, or people).
- The young artist's talent was unripe but showed great promise.
- His plan to start a business was still unripe and needed more thought.
- Their friendship was unripe and hadn't yet faced any real challenges.