In the form of checkers; of checkered pattern. Also spelled chequerwise.

adjective. Alternative spelling of chequerwise.

adverb. Alternative spelling of chequerwise.

"The lama squatted under the shade of a mango, whose shadow played checkerwise over his face; the soldier sat stiffly on the pony; and Kim, making sure that there were no snakes, lay down in the crotch of the twisted roots."

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