adjective
- too ripe; past the best stage of ripeness
- excessively developed or elaborate
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The bananas were overripe and had brown spots all over them.
- She threw away the overripe tomatoes that had started to rot.
- The overripe peaches were too soft to eat fresh but perfect for jam.
- His overripe prose style made the novel difficult to read.
- The overripe fruit attracted swarms of flies.
- Don’t buy overripe avocados unless you plan to use them immediately.