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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hag•gard /ˈhægɚd/USA pronunciation adj. - tired or exhausted in appearance;
worn; gaunt:the haggard faces of refugees. hag•gard•ly, adv. hag•gard•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hag•gard (hag′ərd),USA pronunciation adj. - 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. - Sport[Falconry.](esp. of a hawk caught after it has attained adult plumage) untamed.
n. - 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. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged emaciated, drawn, hollow-eyed.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged robust.
Hag•gard (hag′ərd),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical (Sir) H(enry) Rider, 1856–1925, English novelist.
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