rareripe

== English == === Alternative forms === rare-ripe, ratheripe === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Adjective === rareripe (not comparable) (agriculture) ripening early (said most commonly of peaches and onions) (by extension, of a person, uncommon) maturing too quickly; taking on the trappings of maturity before one is emotionally developed 1846 October 2, Abraham Lincoln, letter to Joshua F. Speed: He is quite smart enough. I sometimes fear that he is one of the little rare-ripe sort that are smarter at about five than ever after. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === rareripe (plural rareripes) An agricultural plant that ripens early. === Anagrams === Perreira, repairer