forked

/fɔ:kt/
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forked

The road forked into two distinct paths through the forest.

Definition

Adjective 1. Divided into two or more branches or parts: Resembling a fork in shape; separated into distinct sections that extend from a common point. 2. Deceitful or ambiguous: Having two possible meanings, often with the intent to deceive; not straightforward or honest.

Examples
  • Adjective (Physical Shape):
    • The bird had a distinctive forked tail.
    • We followed the forked path through the woods.
    • A brilliant flash of forked lightning split the sky.
  • Adjective (Deceitful):
    • The diplomat was accused of speaking with a forked tongue.
    • His forked promises left everyone confused and distrustful.
Advanced Usage
  • "to speak with a forked tongue": To speak deceitfully; to say one thing while meaning another or planning to do the opposite. This is an idiom derived from the image of a snake's tongue.
    • The community felt the corporation was speaking with a forked tongue about its environmental commitments.
Variants and Related Words
  • Fork (noun/verb): The object or action from which the adjective is derived. A utensil with prongs; a point where something divides; to divide into branches.
  • Bifurcated (adj.): A more formal synonym for divided into two branches.
  • Pronged (adj.): Having sharp, pointed projecting parts, similar to a fork (e.g., a two-pronged attack).
  • Biramous (adj.): A technical term, primarily in biology, meaning consisting of or divided into two branches.
Synonyms
  • Divided: Separated into parts.
  • Branched: Having divisions like the branches of a tree.
  • Split: Broken or divided from a whole.
  • Deceitful: Guilty of or involving deception.
  • Duplicitous: Deceitful in speech or conduct.
Related Phrases
  • Fork in the road: A point where a road splits into two different paths, often used metaphorically for a decision point.
    • Graduation presented a fork in the road for her career.
Related Idioms
  • Forked tongue: As described in "Advanced Usage," this idiom directly uses the adjective's second meaning to describe dishonest speech.
    • Be wary of politicians who are known for having a forked tongue.
forked

The road forked into two distinct paths through the forest.

Adjective
  1. having two meanings with intent to deceive
    • a sly double meaning
    • spoke with forked tongue
  2. resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
    • the biramous appendages of an arthropod
    • long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects
    • a forked river
    • a forked tail
    • forked lightning
    • horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots

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