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haggard
1[ hag-erd ]
adjective
- having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn:
the haggard faces of the tired troops.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- 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.
Haggard
2[ hag-erd ]
noun
- (Sir) H(enry) Rider, 1856–1925, English novelist.
Haggard
1/ ˈ³óæɡə»å /
noun
- HaggardSir (Henry) Rider18561925MBritishWRITING: adventure story writer Sir ( Henry ) Rider . 1856–1925, British author of romantic adventure stories, including King Solomon's Mines (1885)
haggard
2/ ˈ³óæɡə»å /
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
- falconry a hawk that has reached maturity before being caught Compare eyas passage hawk
haggard
3/ ˈ³óæɡə°ù»å /
noun
- (in Ireland and the Isle of Man) an enclosure beside a farmhouse in which crops are stored
Derived Forms
- ˈ³ó²¹²µ²µ²¹°ù»å²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
- ˈ³ó²¹²µ²µ²¹°ù»å±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- ³ó²¹²µî€ƒg²¹°ù»å·±ô²â adverb
- ³ó²¹²µî€ƒg²¹°ù»å·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of haggard1
Origin of haggard2
Example Sentences
He is in somewhat better shape as Odysseus, the haggard, haunted heart of “The Return,†Uberto Pasolini’s take on the final section of Homer’s “The Odyssey.â€
The household in the 1970s was routinely described as a three-ring circus filled with rowdy kids, lost pets and haggard servants who often quit in frustration, saying Ethel was difficult to work for.
“Firstly, it was fun getting to see George a few years on and so haggard, and kind of just stuck in this horrible spiral of just needing more. But the stabbing was so fun.â€
“It’s always lonely at conventions like this,†McCloskey, haggard and hoarse, told reporters.
It wasn’t fair to her “happy baby†to come home haggard and surly.
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