chequered

/ ˈtʃɛkəd /

adjective

The chequered life of Clarissa Dickson Wright, the larger of the two stars on the eccentric cooking show Two Fat Ladies.

Indeed, almost every scene to which the chequered life of man is subject is here made the refrain of song.

It looked altogether different now in the chequered sunlight of the plane tree.

The Mid-Wales like the Cambrian, had had a chequered early career.

Nor was "chequered" confined to square divisions, as it usually is now, but included spots of any size or shape.

With the advent of the fateful Ides of March, winter ii had practically set in, and work outside had a chequered career.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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