Ripe

a. (pipe, Saxon; rip, Dutch.) 1. Brought to perfection in growth; mature (Milton). 2. Resembling the richne of fruit (Shakspeare). 3. Complete; proper for use (Shakspeare). 4. Advanced to the perfection of any quality (Dryden), 5. Finished; consummate (Hooker), 6. Brought to the point of taking effect; fully matured (Addison). / Fully qualified by gradual improvement.