chequered
adjective
[ ˈtʃɛkəd ]
• having a pattern consisting of alternating squares of different colours.
• "a blue and white chequered tablecloth"
• marked by periods of varied fortune or discreditable incidents.
• "the chequered history of post-war Britain"
Similar:
varied,
mixed,
eventful,
full of ups and downs,
up and down,
unsettled,
unstable,
irregular,
erratic,
inconstant,
fluctuating,
changeful,
diverse,
diversified,
multifaceted,
many-faceted,
vicissitudinous,
chequer
verb
• divide into or mark with an arrangement of squares of different colour or character.
• "sunlight fell through the trees, chequering the stones"
Origin:
Middle English: from exchequer. The original sense ‘chessboard’ gave rise to chequered meaning ‘marked like a chessboard’; hence the sense ‘pattern of squares’ (early 16th century).
