单词 | haggard |
释义 | haggard —haggardly, adv. —haggardness, n. /hag"euhrd/, 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. Falconry. (esp. of a hawk caught after it has attained adult plumage) untamed. n. 4. Falconry. a wild or untamed hawk caught after it has assumed adult plumage. [1560-70; orig., wild female hawk. See HAG1, -ARD] Syn. 1. emaciated, drawn, hollow-eyed. Ant. 1. robust. |
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