Dictionary
check•ered
Pronunciation: (chek'urd), [key]—
adj.
1. marked by numerous and various shifts or changes; variegated:
a checkered career.
2. marked by dubious episodes; suspect in character or quality:
a checkered past.
3. marked with squares:
a checkered fabric.
4. diversified in color; alternately light and shadowed:
the checkered shade beneath trees. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.