ripe

adj

Etymology: An alteration of rife.

1. Rife

   “The current state of the tech industry is ripe with danger and poses an existential threat, he believes.”

name

Etymology: Recorded as Ripe in 1086 (DB), from Old English rip, "edge or strip of land".

1. A village in Chalvington with Ripe parish, Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5110).

noun

1. A tuberculosis treatment regimen consisting of rifampicin (R), isoniazid (I), pyrazinamide (P), and ethambutol (E).

verb

1. To search; to rummage.