checkered
verb
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To mark in a pattern of alternating light and dark positions, like a checkerboard.
To develop markings in a pattern of alternating light and dark positions, like a checkerboard.
adjective
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Divided into squares, or into light and dark patches.
Example: That is a checkered tablecloth.
Changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty.
Example: I have a checkered past.