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- Dictionaryhaggard/ˈhaɡəd/
adjective
- 1. looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering: "she was pale and haggard"
- 2. (of a hawk) caught for training as a wild adult of more than twelve months.
noun
- 1. a haggard hawk.
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HAGGARD definition: 1. looking ill or tired, often with dark skin under the eyes: 2. looking ill or tired, often with…. Learn more.
noun. 1. : an adult hawk caught wild. 2. obsolete : an intractable person. Synonyms. Adjective. cadaverous. emaciated. gaunt. skeletal. wasted. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of haggard in a Sentence.
HAGGARD meaning: 1. looking ill or tired, often with dark skin under the eyes: 2. looking ill or tired, often with…. Learn more.
Haggard definition: having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn. See examples of HAGGARD used in a sentence.
Define haggard. haggard synonyms, haggard pronunciation, haggard translation, English dictionary definition of haggard. adj. 1. Exhausted or distraught and often gaunt in appearance. 2. Wild and intractable. Used of a hawk in falconry. n. An adult hawk captured for training....
Someone who is haggard looks exhausted and worn out, exactly how you'd expect someone who's been lost at sea for days to look. A haggard appearance is usually the result of a long, harrowing ordeal, like getting lost in the woods or being stranded in the woods for days.
Someone who looks haggard has a tired expression and shadows under their eyes, especially because they are ill or have not had enough sleep. He was pale and a bit haggard. Nick glanced around at the haggard faces watching him.
