adjective
haggard
HAG-uhd
adjective
1
Looking tired, worn out, or unwell, often from stress, illness, or lack of sleep.
"After the all-night flight, he looked haggard and pale."
"The survivors emerged haggard but alive."
How to Use Haggard
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishExhausted-looking, worn down by tiredness or hardship.
Common pairings
haggard face
look haggard
Word Forms
more haggard comparative, haggards plural, haggards plural, Haggards plural, most haggard superlative
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Etymology
From Old French faulcon hagard ("wild falcon"), originally describing an untamed hawk caught as an adult; the modern sense of "looking exhausted" developed later.