Chequered vs. Checkered: What's the Difference?

Chequered and Checkered Definitions
Chequered
Simple past tense and past participle of chequer
Checkered
Divided into squares.
Chequered
Alternative spelling of checkered
Checkered
Marked by light and dark patches; diversified in color.
Chequered
Patterned with alternating squares of color
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Checkered
Characterized by shifts in fortune or dishonorable acts
A checkered career.
Checkered
Divided into squares, or into light and dark patches.
That is a checkered tablecloth.
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.
Checkered
Simple past tense and past participle of checker
Checkered
Marked with alternate squares or checks of different color or material.
Dancing in the checkered shade.
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Checkered
Diversified or variegated in a marked manner, as in appearance, character, circumstances, etc.; as, a character with a checkered past
This checkered narrative.
Checkered
Patterned with alternating squares of color
Checkered
Marked by changeable fortune;
A checkered business career