HAGGARD Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

haggard

adjective

ˈha-gərd

as in gaunt

suffering extreme weight loss as a result of hunger or disease the rescued hiker appeared haggard and worn after a week in the woods

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Recent Examples on the Web An 11-game home win streak ended and the haggard 49ers dragged a three-game losing streak into their bye. —

Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024 By comparison, a minuscule amount of the budget goes toward providing shelter and care for influxes of haggard migrants. —

Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 13 July 2023 Many of their friends had been killed there, and their expressions were haggard, a mix of defeat and defiance. —

Elliot Ackerman, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021 With the prospect of World War III hanging in the balance, the old, haggard mercenaries and fresh-faced young ones have no choice but to storm the ship and stop the bad guys. —

Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for haggard

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