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
Extreme beauty of their limbs; slender ankles and statuesque feet; haggardness of expression and ugliness of features.
From The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 by Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe
And in the morning when I arose, and looked into the glass, I was startled at the haggardness of my own face.
From The Haunted Homestead A Novel by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
When Blake and his wife came to breakfast, Ashton was so cheerful that they hardly noticed the traces of haggardness that yet lingered in his face.
From Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation by George Brehm
