haggard
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A person who looks very tired and pale from worry, illness, or lack of food
- noun
- /ˈhæɡərd/
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demacrado
- The haggard man sat in the corner, his eyes reflecting the burdens of worry and sleepless nights.
That's what's on the inside that matters, you horrible haggard.
- That's what's on the inside that matters, you horrible haggard.
Examples
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"Brooke Forrest, her lovely face haggard, nodded emphatically.
Fiction book (1994) -
A man in early middle age, haggard, hands shaking, hair streaked across his brow, was presumably Loughley.
Fiction book (1990) -
After weeks of stress at work, he finally looked like a haggard figure, worn down and weary.
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The photo of her after the long journey clearly showed a haggard traveler, exhausted from the trip.
Antonyms
How Tired
Surface Forms
Etymology
Haggard as a noun comes from the same idea: the old word hagard described a wild, worn-looking hawk, and a 'haggard' came to mean a person who looks very tired and worn out.