multipronged

[ muhl-ti-prawngd, -prongd ]

adjective

1. having or composed of several prongs:

   a multipronged electric plug.

2. of, relating to, or made by several separate forces or elements or from several directions or points of view:

   a multipronged assault on the enemy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of multipronged¹

First recorded in 1955–60; multi- + prong + -ed ³

Example Sentences

But then King stops, tilts his multipronged coif, and says, "Hey, Harold, you all right, man?"

From The Daily Beast

His strategy for taking on the owners was a thing of beauty, a resilient, multipronged attack that would have made Sun Tzu proud.

From The Daily Beast