unripely

English

Etymology

unripe +‎ -ly

Adverb

unripely (comparative more unripely, superlative most unripely)

In an unripe way; prematurely.
- 1611, Thomas Middleton, No Wit, No Help Like a Woman's:
  What is our life, but our life's tragedy, / Extinguish'd in a momentary time? / And life to murder life is cruelty, / Unripely withering in a flowery prime […]

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