Old, mature; ancient.
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释义 | the world > life > source or principle of life > age > maturity > [adjective] (24) oldlyOE Old, mature; ancient. rankOE Fully grown, adult; (sexually) mature. Obsolete. ripedOE = ripened, adj. Also as the second element in compounds, as fore-riped, full-riped, house-riped, etc. thowenc1200 thriven; grown up, adult. waxena1325 Grown up, full-grown, adult. little waxen, young. ripea1393 Of a person: fully developed in body or mind; mature, fully grown; (also) †marriageable (obsolete). Cf. sense A. 8a. thrivena1400 Advanced in growth, grown; grown up. Now only in combination, as ill-thriven (Sc. ill-three'n). provect1531 Advanced (in years); mature, adult. big1552 Of a person or animal: having increased in size, stature, or maturity through natural growth; grown, grown up; mature. See also big boy, n. 1a, big… mellowed1575 Mature; ripened, softened; made mellow, esp. as the result of age. adulted1645 That is adult, or an adult; grown to maturity. full agea1658 That is of full or mature age; = full-aged, adj. adult1742 Of (a part of) an animal or plant: mature, developed, full-grown. ripeful?1836 Ripe, mature. unyouthful1859 (un-, prefix1 affix 1.) untender1879 Not immature. maturish1885 Somewhat mature; (euphemistic) middle-aged. Subcategories:— relating to early maturity (6) — over age of maturity (1) |
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