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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chequered, esp US checkered /ˈtʃɛkəd/ adj - marked by fluctuations of fortune (esp in the phrase a chequered career)
check•ered /ˈtʃɛkɚd/USA pronunciation adj. - showing changes in different directions:a checkered past.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024check•ered (chek′ərd),USA pronunciation 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.
- Middle English. See checker1, -ed2 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . varied, uneven, irregular, seesaw.
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