Chequered
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Chequered is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of chequer.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of chequer.
More Meanings
- (chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of checkered.
Example Sentences
The history of cast iron in railway bridges is much more grimly chequered. Brunel's misgivings were proved prudent, tragically, in the 1879 failure of Thomas Bouch's Tay bridge (once a monument to cast iron, now a memorial to many lives lost).
The trees lay on one side the road in a rich depth of shadow; on the other the golden light seemed to rain through the chequered boughs: a subtle fragrance floated on the air, and the carols of a thousand birds rose distinct above the deep murmur of the city that they had left behind.
Synonyms for chequered
Depending on context, synonyms include checkered, patterned, checked.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include checked, checkered, patterned, diverse, varied, turbulent.
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