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checkered (adj.)
late 14c., "marked with squares or checks," past-participle adjective from checker (v.). Checkered past (1831) is from a figurative use: "variegated with different qualities or events, having a character both good and bad."
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Dictionary entries near checkered
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check-book
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checkout
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