overripe

over·ripe

adjective \ˌō-və(r)-ˈrīp\

: grown or aged past the point of ripeness and beginning to decay : too ripe

: not new or young

: not fresh or original

Full Definition of OVERRIPE

1

:  passed beyond maturity or ripeness toward decay <an overripe pear>

2

a :  decadent

b :  lacking originality or vigor <overripe prose>

— over–ripe·ness \-nəs\ noun

Examples of OVERRIPE

1. <an overripe artist whose abstract paintings are no longer considered fresh or significant>

First Known Use of OVERRIPE

1671

Related to OVERRIPE

Synonyms

decadent, decayed, degenerate, effete, washed-up

Antonyms

undecadent

Related Words

effeminate, overrefined, precious; decaying, declining, dying, failing, waning; debilitated, enervate, enervated, enfeebled, feeble, frail, languid, sapped, soft, wasted, weak, weakened, wimpy; dissolute, immoral; debased, debauched, degraded, demoralized, depraved, dissipated, dissolute

Rhymes with OVERRIPE

allotype, ambrotype, archetype, calotype, collotype, corncob pipe, Dutchman's-pipe, ecotype, ferrotype, genotype, guttersnipe, haplotype, holotype, Linotype, liripipe, logotype, monotype, neotype, prototype, serotype, stenotype, Teletype, tuning pipe