checkered

adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

above, blue, blue-and-pink, covered, new, still, white

VERB + CHECKERED

bought, reconciling, wore

CHECKERED + NOUN

career, hat, history, jacket, newman, shirt, skirt, suede

PREP.

with

ADV.

perfectly

adj

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.

adjective — patterned with alternating squares of color

That is a checkered tablecloth.

Wiktionary

“What a checkered career!” said Newman.

Wiktionary

My summer school dress is blue and white checkered.

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He has a checkered past.

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Tom has a checkered past.

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Sami wore a checkered shirt.

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