riper

adjective riper, ripest

1. fully grown or developed; specif., ready to be harvested and used for food, as grain or fruit
2. like ripe fruit, as in being ruddy and full: ripe lips
3. sufficiently advanced, as by being kept in storage or subjected to treatment, to be ready for use: ripe wine, ripe cheese
4. fully or highly developed by study, experience, etc.; mature as in judgment, knowledge, etc.: ripe wisdom
5. 1. characterized by full physical or mental development: a person of ripe years
   2. advanced in years: the ripe age of ninety
6. ready to do, receive, or undergo something; fully prepared: ripe for marriage
7. ready for some operation, treatment, or process: a boil ripe for lancing
8. sufficiently advanced; far enough along (for some purpose): said of time
9. having a strong, unpleasant smell

Origin: OE, akin to reap