crisscrossed

criss·cross  (krskrôs, -krs)

v. criss·crossed, criss·cross·ing, criss·cross·es

v.tr.

1. To mark with crossing lines.

2. To move back and forth through or over: crisscrossed the country on a speaking tour.

v.intr.

To move back and forth.

n.

1. A mark or pattern made of crossing lines.

2. A state of being at conflicting or contrary purposes.

adj.

Crossing one another or marked by crossings.

adv.

In a manner or direction that crosses or is marked by crossings.

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[Alteration of Middle English Cristcrosse, mark of a cross, short for Cristcross (me speed), may Christ's cross (give me success).]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

crisscrossed - marked with crossing lines crisscross reticular, reticulate - resembling or forming a network; "the reticulate veins of a leaf"; "a reticulated highway system"