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noun. 1. : an adult hawk caught wild. 2. obsolete : an intractable person. Synonyms. Adjective. cadaverous.
Someone who is haggard looks exhausted and worn out, exactly how you'd expect someone who's been lost at sea for days to look. A haggard appearance is usually the result of a long, harrowing ordeal, like getting lost in the woods or being stranded in the woods for days.
Definition of haggard adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition. (adj) very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold. Synonyms : bony , cadaverous , emaciated , gaunt , pinched , skeletal , wasted. Example Sentence. emaciated bony hands. a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys. eyes were haggard and cavernous. small pinched faces.
1. Any thing wild or irreclaimable. I will be married to a wealthy widow, Ere three days pass, which has as long lov’d me. As I have lov’d this proud disdainful haggard. William Shakespeare. 2. A species of hawk. Does the wild haggard tow’r into the sky, And to the South by thy direction fly?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun haggard. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in Irish English and Manx English.
haggard (comparative more haggard, superlative most haggard) Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition; Dryden Staring his eyes, and haggard was his look. Pale and haggard faces. A gradual descent into a haggard and feeble state. The years of hardship made her look somewhat haggard. Wild or untamed a haggard or refractory hawk Derived ...
