checkered
adjective
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adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English check Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English checker English -ed English checkered From checker + -ed.
- Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or into light and dark patches.
“That is a checkered tablecloth.”
- Changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures.
““What a checkered career!” said Newman.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English check Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English checker English -ed English checkered From checker + -ed.
- simple past and past participle of checker