ripe
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6.5
- adjective
- /raɪp/
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- My grandfather lived to the ripe old age of 92.
- ripe age
- ripe old
When I hit the ripe old age of whatever the fuck age I want to do it at, I will be getting a lift.
- When I hit the ripe old age of whatever the fuck age I want to do it at, I will be getting a lift.
Examples
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Lulu has never tried French food even at this ripe old age.
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Well, when you live to a ripe old age, that's what happens.
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All this at the ripe old age of 24.
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So if you want that girl to live to a ripe old age, you are gonna do exactly what I tell you to.
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And it is quite common for us to live to a very ripe old age.
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At the ripe old age of 26... he gets the call from Uncle Sam.
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It's a difficult one to answer, especially at the ripe old age of 19 or 20.
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My son lived to the ripe old age of 63.
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This whale at the ripe old age of 50, died from natural causes.
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He lived to the ripe old age of 38.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who has lived for a long time
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1.0
A person who is past middle age
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1.2
Having a certain number of years, used before a number
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5.1
Far on in age, usually meaning old
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7.2
A polite way to talk about someone who is not young, often middle-aged
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8.2
Looking or feeling old and worn
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4.1
A little past middle age for people and slightly out of date for things
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9.8
Showing signs of old age
A plant or food that is fully grown and ripe and at its best quality
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Etymology
Ripe originally meant 'fully grown' like fruit and is related to ripen, so the word also links to growth and maturity. That's why 'a ripe old age' means someone has reached a notably advanced, mature age.