Meaning of haggard in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈhæɡərd/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    haggard

    Definitions

    1. showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

    Examples

    • « looking careworn as she bent over her mending »
    • « her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness »
    • « that raddled but still noble face »
    • « shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young fa »

    Synonyms

  2. 2. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

    Examples

    • « emaciated bony hands »
    • « a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys »
    • « eyes were haggard and cavernous »
    • « small pinched faces »
    • « kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration »

    Synonyms

  3. Noun

    Haggard

    Definitions

    1. British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925)

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