Associations to the word «Checkered»

Wiktionary

CHECKERED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of checker
CHECKERED, adjective. Divided into squares, or into light and dark patches.
CHECKERED, adjective. Changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty.
CHECKERED FLAG, noun. Alternative spelling of chequered flag

Dictionary definition

CHECKERED, adjective. Patterned with alternating squares of color.
CHECKERED, adjective. Marked by changeable fortune; "a checkered business career".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley