Checked vs. Checkered: Know the Difference

Checked and Checkered Definitions
Checked
Having a pattern of checks or squares
Checked cloth.
Checkered
Divided into squares.
Checked
Held in check; restrained.
Checkered
Marked by light and dark patches; diversified in color.
Checked
(Linguistics) Situated in a stopped or closed syllable
A checked vowel.
Checkered
Characterized by shifts in fortune or dishonorable acts
A checkered career.
Checked
(North America) Having a pattern of checks; checkered.
A checked tie
Checkered
Divided into squares, or into light and dark patches.
That is a checkered tablecloth.
Checked
(phonology) Of syllables, having a coda.
Checkered
(figurative) Changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures.
Long suspected of running the Tangiers without a gaming license, yesterday's hearing was to determine whether someone with Rothstein's checkered past history was qualified to officially hold a top gaming post.
Checked
(phonology) Of consonants, glottalized.
Checkered
Simple past tense and past participle of checker
Checked
Verified or validated in some way.
A computer program using checked arithmetic
Checkered
Marked with alternate squares or checks of different color or material.
Dancing in the checkered shade.
Checked
Delivered to the airline (or train line, ferry, etc.) during check-in to be stored in an inaccessible area to the passenger (the hold) during the flight (or other journey).
Checkered
Diversified or variegated in a marked manner, as in appearance, character, circumstances, etc.; as, a character with a checkered past
This checkered narrative.
Checked
Simple past tense and past participle of check
He checked his watch for the third time.
Checkered
Patterned with alternating squares of color
Checked
Held back from some action especially by force.
Checkered
Marked by changeable fortune;
A checkered business career
Checked
Having a pattern of alternating dark and light squares in rows and columns.
Checked
Held back from some action especially by force
Checked
Patterned with alternating squares of color
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