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Webster 1913 Edition


Checkered

Check′ered

(chĕk′ẽrd)
,
Adj.
1.
Marked with alternate squares or checks of different color or material.
Dancing in the
checkered
shade.
Milton.
2.
Diversified or variegated in a marked manner, as in appearance, character, circumstances, etc.;
as, a character with a
checkered
past
This
checkered
narrative.
Macaulay.

Definition 2024


checkered

checkered

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checkered

  1. simple past tense and past participle of checker

Adjective

A checkered flag

checkered (comparative more checkered, superlative most checkered)

  1. Divided into squares, or into light and dark patches.
    That is a checkered tablecloth.
  2. Changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty.
    I have a checkered past.

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