forked vs pointed

forked

adj
  • That splits into two or more directions, or parts. 

  • Having forks (parts into which anything is furcated or divided). 

pointed

adj
  • In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities. 

  • Directed negatively at a person or topic. 

  • Having a relevance to the matter at hand: pertinent, relevant. 

  • That has a named, but otherwise arbitrary, point (called the basepoint) that remains unchanged during subsequent discussion and is kept track of during all operations. 

  • Sharp, barbed; not dull. 

How often have the words forked and pointed occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )