haggard
adjective
having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn.
haggardness
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a word derived from
haggard.
Example Sentences
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Was he embodying the inner haggardness of the nation, stuck at home for months?
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2020
Doreen didn’t look much better, but the exuberance of her entry was enough to overshadow any haggardness.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
He looked careworn; his countenance had assumed a cadaverous hue, and there was a haggardness and lankness about his cheeks and mouth, which could not fail to attract the notice of every spectator.
From A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern by Charles Hindley
In going down-stairs I came upon him, sitting upon one of the steps as if exhausted, and when he turned his face upward, its pallor and haggardness startled me.
From Esmeralda by Frances Hodgson Burnett
She did not notice the haggardness of his face, nor the repetition of "Poor Langrishe."
From Mary Gray by Katharine Tynan
