First Known Use: 1567
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1haggard
adjective hag·gard \ˈha-gərd\
: looking very thin and tired especially from great hunger, worry, or pain
Full Definition of HAGGARD
1
of a hawk : not tamed
2
a : wild in appearance b : having a worn or emaciated appearance : gaunt <haggard faces looked up sadly from out of the straw — W. M. Thackeray>
— hag·gard·ly adverb
— hag·gard·ness noun
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Origin of HAGGARD
Middle French hagard
Related to HAGGARD
- Synonyms
- cadaverous, gaunt, emaciated, skeletal, wasted
Rhymes with HAGGARD
2haggard
noun
Definition of HAGGARD
1
: an adult hawk caught wild
2
obsolete : an intractable person
First Known Use of HAGGARD
1567
Rhymes with HAGGARD
Haggard
biographical name Hag·gard \ˈha-gərd\
Definition of HAGGARD
Sir (Henry) Rider 1856–1925 Eng. nov.
HAGGARD Defined for Kids
haggard
adjective hag·gard \ˈha-gərd\
Definition of HAGGARD for Kids
: having a hungry, tired, or worried look <… she stared down at the table at a loss for words and then, at last, she raised a haggard face. — Mary Norton, The Borrowers>
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