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Definition of checkered adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

checkered

adjective

/ˈtʃekəd/

/ˈtʃekərd/

(especially North American English)

(British English usually chequered)

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checkered past/history/career a person’s past, etc. that contains both successful and not successful periodsTopics Difficulty and failurec2

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having a pattern of squares of different colours

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