rareripe

• rare-ripe

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rareripe (not comparable)

1. (agriculture) ripening early (said most commonly of peaches and onions)
2. (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.

rareripe (plural rareripes)

1. An agricultural plant that ripens early.

• Perreira, repairer