ˌunder-ˈripe,a. (under-1 10 c.) 1707Mortimer Husb. 127 You must be very cautious..that neither the Stalk nor Seed be under-ripe.1778[W. H. Marshall]Minutes Agric. 22 Aug. 1776, As I mean..to sow pea-beans for the sake of the halm,..I will, at all events, cut them under-ripe.