Main Entry:

¹hag·gard

Pronunciation:

\ˈha-gərd\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Middle French hagard

Date:

1567

1of a hawk : not tamed2 a: wild in appearance b: having a worn or emaciated appearance : gaunt <haggard faces looked up sadly from out of the straw — W. M. Thackeray>

— hag·gard·ly adverb

— hag·gard·ness noun