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forkier

forkier is the comparative form of forky.

Meaning of forky

Adjective

forky (comparative forkier or more forky, superlative forkiest or most forky)

  1. Synonym of forked.
    • […] for hungry birds have devoured ſeeds, and having moiſtened and warmed them in their bellies, a little after have dunged in the forky twiſtes of Trees, and together with their dung excluded the ſeed whole which erſt they had ſwallowed: and ſometimes it brings forth there where they dung it, […]1669, John Baptiſta Porta, chapter V, in Natural Magick, The Third Book Of Natural Magick: […] , page 68
    Synonyms:
    forked

Questions about forkier

What is forkier the comparative form of?
Forkier is the comparative form of forky.

Words near forkier in the dictionary

  1. forkers
  2. forkful
  3. forkfuls
  4. forkhead
  5. forkheads
  6. forkier
  7. forkiest
  8. forkiness
  9. forking
  10. forking off
  11. forking out

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