Thesaurus: haggard

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1. a. Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty; untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk.
2. a. Having the expression of one wasted by want or suffering; hollow-eyed; having the features distorted or wasted, or anxious in appearance; as, haggard features, eyes.
3. a. A young or untrained hawk or falcon.
4. a. A fierce, intractable creature.
5. a. A hag.
6. n. A stackyard.
7. adj. showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
8. adj. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
9. 1. Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty; untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk. [Obs.] Shak 2. Etym: [For hagged, fr. hag a witch, influenced by haggard wild.] Having the expression of one wasted by want or suffering; hollow-eyed; having the features distorted or wasted, or anxious in appearance; as, haggard features, eyes. Staring his eyes, and haggard was his look. Dryden. 1. (Falconry) A young or untrained hawk or falcon. 2. A fierce, intractable creature. I have loved this proud disdainful haggard. Shak. 3. Etym: [See Haggard, a., 2.] A hag. [Obs.] Garth. A stackyard. [Prov. Eng.] Swift.
10. Having the expression of one wasted by want or suffering;hollow-eyed; having the features distorted or wasted, or anxious inappearance; as, haggard features, eyes.Staring his eyes, and haggard was his look. Dryden.
11. j:100 n. British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925)