Haggard

UK: /ˈhæɡəd/ US: /ˈhægɚd/ ,(hag′ərd)

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Haggard / ˈhæɡəd/ noun

1. Sir (Henry) Rider. 1856–1925, British author of romantic adventure stories, including King Solomon's Mines (1885)

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hag•gard /ˈhægɚd/   adj. 

1. tired or exhausted in appearance;
   worn;
   gaunt:
   the haggard faces of refugees.

hag•gard•ly, adv. 
hag•gard•ness, n. [uncountable]

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hag•gard  (hag′ərd), adj. 

1. having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety;
   worn:
   the haggard faces of the tired troops.
2. wild;
   wild-looking:
   haggard eyes.
3. Sport [Falconry.] (esp. of a hawk caught after it has attained adult plumage) untamed.

n. 

4. Sport [Falconry.] a wild or untamed hawk caught after it has assumed adult plumage.

• origin, originally, wild female hawk. See hag¹, -ard 1560–70

hag′gard•ly, adv. 
hag′gard•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. emaciated, drawn, hollow-eyed.

Antonyms

• 1. robust.

Hag•gard  (hag′ərd), n. 

1. Biographical (Sir) H(enry) Rider, 1856–1925, English novelist.

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haggard / ˈhæɡəd/ adjective

1. careworn or gaunt, as from lack of sleep, anxiety, or starvation
2. wild or unruly
3. (of a hawk) having reached maturity in the wild before being caught

noun

1. a hawk that has reached maturity before being caught
   Compare eyas

Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French hagard wild; perhaps related to hedge

ˈhaggardly adverb

ˈhaggardness noun