ˈfȯ(ə)rkt, ˈfȯ(ə)kt, -kə̇d adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of forken to fork
1.
a. : resembling a fork especially in having one end divided into two or more branches or points
a bird with a forked tail
forked lightning
b. : having or distinguished by a fork or a forked part
a forked road
the long- forked chimney swifts
2. obsolete
a. : having a double meaning : ambiguous , equivocal
b. : horned ; often : cuckolded
• fork·ed·ly -kə̇dlē, -li adverb
• fork·ed·ness noun -es