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haggard
[ hag-erd ]
/ ˈhæg ərd /
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adjective
having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn: the haggard faces of the tired troops.
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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM haggard
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Other definitions for haggard (2 of 2)
Haggard
[ hag-erd ]
/ ˈhæg ərd /
noun
(Sir) H(enry) Rider, 1856–1925, English novelist.
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British Dictionary definitions for haggard (1 of 3)
haggard1
/ (ˈhæɡəd) /
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
Derived forms of haggard
haggardly, adverbhaggardness, nounWord Origin for haggard
C16: from Old French hagard wild; perhaps related to hedge
British Dictionary definitions for haggard (2 of 3)
haggard2
/ (ˈhæɡərd) /
noun
(in Ireland and the Isle of Man) an enclosure beside a farmhouse in which crops are stored
Word Origin for haggard
C16: related to Old Norse heygarthr, from hey hay + garthr yard
British Dictionary definitions for haggard (3 of 3)
Haggard
/ (ˈhæɡəd) /
noun
Sir (Henry) Rider . 1856–1925, British author of romantic adventure stories, including King Solomon's Mines (1885)
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