Definition of haggard Haggard

/hæˈgɚd/ - [hatgerd] - Hag•gard

We found 15 definitions of haggard from 6 different sources.

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What does haggard mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

haggard - British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925)
  Rider Haggard, Sir Henry Rider Haggard
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • haggard (Noun)
    A stackyard, an enclosure on a farm for stacking grain, hay, etc.
  • haggard (Noun)
    A hunting bird captured as an adult.
  • haggard (Adjective)
    Looking exhausted and unwell, in poor condition.
  • haggard (Adjective)
    Wild or untamed.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • haggard (a.)
    Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty; untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk.
  • haggard (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.
  • haggard (a.)
    A young or untrained hawk or falcon.
  • haggard (a.)
    A fierce, intractable creature.
  • haggard (a.)
    A hag.
  • haggard (n.)
    A stackyard.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • haggard
    Looking exhausted and unwell.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • haggard
    hag′ard, adj. lean: hollow-eyed: wild, applied to an untrained hawk—(arch.) Hagg′ed.—n. Hagg′ard, a hawk.—adv. Hagg′ardly. [O. Fr. hagard, prob. related to haie, hedge.]
  • haggard
    hag′ard, n. a stackyard. [Hay-yard.]

Part of speech

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  • haggard, noun, singular of haggards.
  • haggard, adjective.

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