forky

English

Etymology

fork +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ki

Adjective

forky (comparative more forky, superlative most forky)

1. forked
   • 1857, Abigail Stanley Hanna, Withered Leaves from Memory's Garland‎^[1]:

     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.

   • 1896, Captain Frederick Marryat, The Phantom Ship‎^[2]:

     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.

   • 1921, Various, The Red Romance Book‎^[3]:

     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.