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Meaning of 'haggard' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Haggard [ a.]
- Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty; untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk.
- Having the expression of one wasted by want or suffering; hollow-eyed; having the features distorted or wasted, or anxious in appearance; as, haggard features, eyes.
- A young or untrained hawk or falcon.
- A fierce, intractable creature.
- A hag.
2 . Haggard [ n.]
- A stackyard.

Meaning of 'haggard' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . haggard [ s]
Meaning (1):
- very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
Example in sentence:
  • a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys;
  • eyes were haggard and cavernous;
  • kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration;
  • small pinched faces
Meaning (2):
- showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
Example in sentence:
  • her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness;
  • looking careworn as she bent over her mending;
  • shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face;
  • that raddled but still noble face

Nearby Words:

hag hag-ridden hag-taper hagberry hagborn hagbut hagbutter hagdon haggada haggadoth

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