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Forked vs Forky - What's the difference?

forked | forky |

As adjectives the difference between forked and forky

is that forked is that splits into two or more directions, or parts while forky is forked.

As a verb forked

is (fork).

forked

English

Adjective

(head)
  • That splits into two or more directions, or parts.
    • It's a forked road. Turn left at the fork.
    A baidarka has a forked bow.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Related terms

    * fork

    Verb

    (head)
  • (fork)

    • forky

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • forked
  • * {{quote-book, year=1857, author=Abigail Stanley Hanna, title=Withered Leaves from Memory's Garland, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=The forky lightning flashed, and the deep toned thunder reverberated peal on peal, while the shrieking winds rocked the tree tops, and poured their wild melody upon the ear. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1896, author=Captain Frederick Marryat, title=The Phantom Ship, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=The column of fire now ascended above the main-top--licking with its forky tongue the top-mast rigging--and embracing the mainmast in its folds: and the loud roar with which it ascended proved the violence and rapidity of the combustion below, and how little time there was to be lost. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1921, author=Various, title=The Red Romance Book, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=At the sight of the young man it lashed its tail so violently that the earth trembled as if with an earthquake, while its forky tongue darted in and out with a deafening hissing noise. }}