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forky

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fork⋅y

  [fawr-kee]
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–adjective, fork⋅i⋅er, fork⋅i⋅est.
forked.
Origin:
1500–10; fork + -y 1

Related forms:
fork⋅i⋅ness, noun

forked

  [fawrkt, fawr-kid]
–adjective
1. having a fork or fork-like branches.
2. zigzag, as lightning.
—Idiom
3. to speak with or have a forked tongue, to speak deceitfully; attempt to deceive.
Also, forky.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME; see fork, -ed 3

Related forms:
fork⋅ed⋅ly  [fawr-kid-lee] , adverb
fork⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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fork·y   (fôr'kē)   
adj.   fork·i·er, fork·i·est
Forked.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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