checkered vs varied

checkered

adj
  • Changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures. 

  • Divided into squares, or into light and dark patches. 

varied

adj
  • having been changed or modified 

  • diverse or miscellaneous 

  • variegated 

How often have the words checkered and varied occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )