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haggard
1[hag-erd]
adjective
having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn.
the haggard faces of the tired troops.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms:Archaic.wild; wild-looking.
haggard eyes.
Falconry.(especially of a hawk caught after it has attained adult plumage) untamed.
noun
Falconry.a wild or untamed hawk caught after it has assumed adult plumage.
Haggard
2[hag-erd]
noun
(Sir) H(enry) Rider, 1856–1925, English novelist.
haggard
1/ ˈæɡə /
adjective
careworn or gaunt, as from lack of sleep, anxiety, or starvation
wild or unruly
(of a hawk) having reached maturity in the wild before being caught
noun
falconry a hawk that has reached maturity before being caught Compare eyas passage hawk
Haggard
2/ ˈæɡə /
noun
Sir ( Henry ) Rider . 1856–1925, British author of romantic adventure stories, including King Solomon's Mines (1885)
haggard
3/ ˈæɡə /
noun
(in Ireland and the Isle of Man) an enclosure beside a farmhouse in which crops are stored
Other Word Forms
- haggardly adverb
- haggardness noun
- ˈԱ noun
- ˈ adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of haggard1
Origin of haggard2
Example Sentences
He is in somewhat better shape as Odysseus, the haggard, haunted heart of “The Return,” Uberto Pasolini’s take on the final section of Homer’s “The Odyssey.”
The household in the 1970s was routinely described as a three-ring circus filled with rowdy kids, lost pets and haggard servants who often quit in frustration, saying Ethel was difficult to work for.
“Firstly, it was fun getting to see George a few years on and so haggard, and kind of just stuck in this horrible spiral of just needing more. But the stabbing was so fun.”
“It’s always lonely at conventions like this,” McCloskey, haggard and hoarse, told reporters.
It wasn’t fair to her “happy baby” to come home haggard and surly.
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