·adj Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal.
II. Forked ·Impf & ·p.p. of Fork.
III. Forked ·adj Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated; zigzag; as, the forked lighting.
·adj Divided into two parts, somewhat after the manner of a fork; dichotomous. ...
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