Associations to the word «Ripened»

Wiktionary

RIPENED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of ripen

Dictionary definition

RIPENED, adjective. Of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable); "mature well-aged cheeses".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats