checkered: Meaning and Definition of
check•ered
Pronunciation: (chek'urd), [key]
— adj.
- marked by numerous and various shifts or changes; variegated: a checkered career.
- marked by dubious episodes; suspect in character or quality: a checkered past.
- marked with squares: a checkered fabric.
- diversified in color; alternately light and shadowed: the checkered shade beneath trees.
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