checkered en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English check Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios 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.
Meanings
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Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or into light and dark patches.
That is a checkered tablecloth.
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(figuratively) Changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures.
“What a checkered career!” said Newman.
1876 October, Henry James, Jr., chapter XII, in The American, Boston, Mass.: James R[ipley] Osgood and Company, […], published 5 May 1877, →OCLC, page 197:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chequered | UK, alternative | lexicographic | |
| more checkered | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most checkered | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
green-white-checkered · uncheckered · checkered flag
Relateds
Translations (81)
ast axedrezáu (divided into squares) · ja 数奇 (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · it a luci e ombre (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · sh kockast (divided into squares) · sv schackrutig (divided into squares) · sv brokig (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · it scaccato (divided into squares) · hu eseménydús (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · cmn 黑白相間的 /黑白相间的 (divided into squares) · es ajedrezado (divided into squares) · fa چارخانه (divided into squares) · fr en damier (divided into squares) · hu hányatott (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · ro caroiat (divided into squares) · de kariert (divided into squares) · de wechselvoll (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · hu tarka (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · bg кари́ран (divided into squares) · fi kirjava (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · ms gandan (divided into squares) · it quadrettato (divided into squares) · ga seicear (divided into squares) · hu kockás (divided into squares) · it a scacchi (divided into squares) · it a quadri (divided into squares) · es escaqueado (divided into squares) · fr carreauté (divided into squares) · it variegato (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · nl schaakbordachtig (divided into squares) · nl dambordachtig (divided into squares) · bg пъстър (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · fr échiqueté (divided into squares) · fi värikäs (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · ru разнообра́зный (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · ar مُرَبَّعَاتٍ (divided into squares) · ja 格子模様の (divided into squares) · hu változatos (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · ru изме́нчивый (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · ru пёстрый (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · sv rutig (divided into squares) · tr satrançlı (divided into squares) · cmn 問題叢生的 /问题丛生的 (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · my ကျား (divided into squares) · cs kárový (divided into squares) · ru в кле́тку (divided into squares) · pt axadrezado (divided into squares) · ca endauat (divided into squares) · ru кле́тчатый (divided into squares) · hu pepita (divided into squares) · de schachbrettartig (divided into squares) · hu (eventful) fordulatos (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · ca escacat (divided into squares) · cy sgwarog (divided into squares) · da ternet (divided into squares) · cmn 棋盤式的 /棋盘式的 (divided into squares) · ota سطرنجلو (divided into squares) · gl axadrezado (divided into squares) · sh коцкаст (divided into squares) · hu mozgalmas (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · ar مَشْكُوك فِيهِ (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · it a quadretti (divided into squares) · pl kraciasty (divided into squares) · it contrastato (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · hu színes (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · cmn 變化無常的 /变化无常的 (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · tr damalı (divided into squares) · pt xadrez (divided into squares) · cmn 方格相間的 /方格相间的 (divided into squares) · cs kostkovaný (divided into squares) · ar مُرِيب (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · no rutete (divided into squares) · cmn 不穩定的 /不稳定的 (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · hu hányattatott (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · fi ruudullinen (divided into squares) · hu tarkabarka (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · pl w kratkę (divided into squares) · nl bont (changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures) · fr à carreaux (divided into squares) · es a cuadros (divided into squares) · pt quadriculado (divided into squares) · nl geblokt (divided into squares)