(of fruit or grain) developed to the point of readiness for harvesting and eating
a ripe tomato
having arrived at the fitting stage or time for a particular action or purpose
land ripe for development
they felt that the time was ripe for a new approach
(of a female fish or insect) ready to lay eggs or spawn
ripe females will stop and spawn with one or more males
(of a person's language) beyond the bounds of propriety; coarse
I think my language may have been a little ripe outside the church