a. 1. Marked with alternate squares or checks of different color or material. [ 1913 Webster ]
Dancing in the checkered shade. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Diversified or variegated in a marked manner, as in appearance, character, circumstances, etc.; as, a character with a checkered past [ 1913 Webster ]
This checkered narrative. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]