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checkered
check·ered C0264400 (chĕk′ərd)adj.1. Divided into squares.2. Marked by light and dark patches; diversified in color.3. Characterized by shifts in fortune or dishonorable acts: a checkered career.check•ered (ˈtʃɛk ərd)
adj. 1. marked by numerous shifts or changes: a checkered career. 2. marked by dubious episodes: a checkered past. 3. marked with squares. 4. varigated in color or shading. [1350–1400] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | checkered - patterned with alternating squares of colorchecked, chequeredpatterned - having patterns (especially colorful patterns) | | 2. | checkered - marked by changeable fortune; "a checkered business career"changeful, changeable - such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change; "changeable behavior"; "changeable moods"; "changeable prices" |
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checkered careerA history of employment characterized by many different kinds of jobs or by many alternating periods of success and failure. I had a checkered career after high school, taking any kind of work that I could find. I don't know if I would trust your finances to him, he's had a rather checkered career from what I've heard.See also: career, checkeredtake the checkered flagTo finish in first place in an auto racing competition. (Spelled in British English as "take the chequered flag.") Primarily heard in US. Neck and neck right up until the final moments of the race, photo analysis revealed that it was Steinman who took the checkered flag.See also: checkered, flag, takecheckered careerA background that includes many changes, especially of employment. For example, Heather's had a checkered career, hopping from one city to another and one job to another . This expression, first recorded in 1881, uses checkered in the sense of "constantly alternating," much like the squares on a checkerboard. See also: career, checkeredCheckered
CheckeredThose forms that are marked off with a pattern of checks or squares that is divided into different colors, or variegated by a checked or square pattern of different materials.  checkered
Synonyms for checkeredadj patterned with alternating squares of colorSynonymsRelated Wordsadj marked by changeable fortuneRelated Words |