- checkered
- adjective
Date: 1656
marked by alternation or contrast of fortune <the best album of his checkered career — Mark Coleman>; especially marked by many problems or failures <>
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Checkered — Check ered (ch[e^]k [ e]rd), a. 1. Marked with alternate squares or checks of different color or material. [1913 Webster] Dancing in the checkered shade. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Diversified or variegated in a marked manner, as in appearance,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
checkered — [chek′ərd] adj. 1. having a pattern of squares 2. varied by the use of color and shading 3. marked by diversified features or by varied events, some unpleasant [a checkered career] … English World dictionary
checkered — [adj] patterned checky, diversified, motley, mutable, patchwork, plaid, quilted, spotted, variegated; concept 486 … New thesaurus
checkered — /chek euhrd/, adj. 1. marked by numerous and various shifts or changes; variegated: a checkered career. 2. marked by dubious episodes; suspect in character or quality: a checkered past. 3. marked with squares: a checkered fabric. 4. diversified… … Universalium
checkered — check|ered also chequered BrE [ˈtʃekəd US ərd] adj 1.) having a pattern made up of squares of two different colours ▪ a red and white checkered tablecloth ▪ a checkered marble floor 2.) have a checkered history/career/past etc to have had periods … Dictionary of contemporary English
checkered — check|ered [ tʃekərd ] adjective 1. ) if someone has had a checkered past or a checkered career, they have experienced both successes and failures: He remains a popular figure despite his checkered past. 2. ) with a pattern of squares in two… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
checkered — also chequered BrE adjective 1 having a pattern made up of squares of two different colours: a checkered tablecloth | checkered tiles in the bathroom 2 have a checkered history/past/career etc to have had periods of failure as well as successful… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Checkered — Checker Check er (ch[e^]k [ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Checkered} (ch[e^]k [ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Checkering}.] [From OF. eschequier a chessboard, F. [ e]chiquier. See {Check}, n., and cf. 3d {Checker}.] 1. To mark with small squares like a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
checkered — adjective a) divided into squares, or into light and dark patches. That is a checkered tablecloth. b) changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty I have a checkered past … Wiktionary
checkered — adjective 1) a checkered tablecloth Syn: checked, plaid, tartan, multicolored, many colored 2) a checkered history Syn: varied, mixed, up and down, full of ups and downs, vicissitudinous; unstable … Thesaurus of popular words
