haggard
[ hag-erd ]
/ ˈhæg ərd /
adjective
having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn: the haggard faces of the tired troops.
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM haggard
hag·gard·ly, adverb hag·gard·ness, nounWords nearby haggard
Definition for haggard (2 of 2)
Haggard
[ hag-erd ]
/ ˈhæg ərd /
noun
(Sir) H(enry) Rider,1856–1925,
English novelist.
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British Dictionary definitions for haggard (1 of 3)
haggard
1
/ (ˈhæɡəd) /
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
Derived forms of haggard
haggardly, adverb haggardness, nounWord Origin for haggard
C16: from Old French
hagard wild; perhaps related to
hedge
British Dictionary definitions for haggard (2 of 3)
haggard
2
/ (ˈhæɡərd) /
noun
(in Ireland and the Isle of Man) an enclosure beside a farmhouse in which crops are stored
Word Origin for haggard
C16: related to Old Norse
heygarthr, from
hey hay +
garthr yard
British Dictionary definitions for haggard (3 of 3)
Haggard
/ (ˈhæɡəd) /
noun
Sir (Henry) Rider . 1856–1925, British author of romantic adventure stories, including King Solomon's Mines (1885)