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haggard
What does haggard mean?
haggard (adjective): showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use haggard in a sentence?
- Her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce haggard?
/ˈhæɡɚd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does haggard come from?
From Middle French haggard, from Old French faulcon hagard (“wild falcon”) ( > French hagard (“dazed”)).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of haggard?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “haggard” mean?
evincing strength and health; strong; both large and healthy
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genuine, honest, and free from pretense or deceit; heartfelt
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showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
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very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
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Which word is closest in meaning to “haggard”?
nasty
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loyal
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drawn
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naval
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