haggard

adjective

hag·gard

ˈha-gərd

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

having a worn or emaciated appearance gaunt //… haggard faces looked up sadly from out of the straw. — William Thackeray
wild in appearance
of a hawk not tamed

noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

an adult hawk caught wild
obsolete an intractable person

Other Words

Adjective

haggardly adverb
haggardness noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Adjective

cadaverous emaciated gaunt skeletal wasted

Examples

Adjective

//She looked tired and haggard.
//We were shocked by his haggard appearance.

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1566, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology

Adjective and Noun

Middle French hagard

haggard

adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

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

cadaverous emaciated gaunt skeletal wasted
Related Words

bony (also boney) lank lanky rawboned scraggy scrawny sinewy skinny spare thin
starved underfed undernourished
famished hungry starving
shriveled (or shrivelled) withered wizened
Near Antonyms

beefy brawny burly fit hale healthy hearty husky
chubby corpulent fat fleshy heavyset obese overweight plump portly pudgy roly-poly rotund stocky thickset tubby
flabby soft

haggard

adjective

hag·gard

ˈha-gərd

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

having a worn or emaciated appearance gaunt //… haggard faces looked up sadly from out of the straw. — William Thackeray
wild in appearance
of a hawk not tamed

noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

an adult hawk caught wild
obsolete an intractable person

Other Words

Adjective

haggardly adverb
haggardness noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Adjective

cadaverous emaciated gaunt skeletal wasted

Examples

Adjective

//She looked tired and haggard.
//We were shocked by his haggard appearance.

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1566, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology

Adjective and Noun

Middle French hagard

haggard

adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

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

cadaverous emaciated gaunt skeletal wasted
Related Words

bony (also boney) lank lanky rawboned scraggy scrawny sinewy skinny spare thin
starved underfed undernourished
famished hungry starving
shriveled (or shrivelled) withered wizened
Near Antonyms

beefy brawny burly fit hale healthy hearty husky
chubby corpulent fat fleshy heavyset obese overweight plump portly pudgy roly-poly rotund stocky thickset tubby
flabby soft

haggard

adjective

hag·gard

ˈha-gərd

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

having a worn or emaciated appearance gaunt //… haggard faces looked up sadly from out of the straw. — William Thackeray
wild in appearance
of a hawk not tamed

noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

an adult hawk caught wild
obsolete an intractable person

Other Words

Adjective

haggardly adverb
haggardness noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Adjective

cadaverous emaciated gaunt skeletal wasted

Examples

Adjective

//She looked tired and haggard.
//We were shocked by his haggard appearance.

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1566, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology

Adjective and Noun

Middle French hagard

haggard

adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

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

cadaverous emaciated gaunt skeletal wasted
Related Words

bony (also boney) lank lanky rawboned scraggy scrawny sinewy skinny spare thin
starved underfed undernourished
famished hungry starving
shriveled (or shrivelled) withered wizened
Near Antonyms

beefy brawny burly fit hale healthy hearty husky
chubby corpulent fat fleshy heavyset obese overweight plump portly pudgy roly-poly rotund stocky thickset tubby
flabby soft

haggard

adjective

hag·gard

ˈha-gərd

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

having a worn or emaciated appearance gaunt //… haggard faces looked up sadly from out of the straw. — William Thackeray
wild in appearance
of a hawk not tamed

noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

an adult hawk caught wild
obsolete an intractable person

Other Words

Adjective

haggardly adverb
haggardness noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Adjective

cadaverous emaciated gaunt skeletal wasted

Examples

Adjective

//She looked tired and haggard.
//We were shocked by his haggard appearance.

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1566, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology

Adjective and Noun

Middle French hagard

haggard

adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

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

cadaverous emaciated gaunt skeletal wasted
Related Words

bony (also boney) lank lanky rawboned scraggy scrawny sinewy skinny spare thin
starved underfed undernourished
famished hungry starving
shriveled (or shrivelled) withered wizened
Near Antonyms

beefy brawny burly fit hale healthy hearty husky
chubby corpulent fat fleshy heavyset obese overweight plump portly pudgy roly-poly rotund stocky thickset tubby
flabby soft

haggard

adjective

hag·gard

ˈha-gərd

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

having a worn or emaciated appearance gaunt //… haggard faces looked up sadly from out of the straw. — William Thackeray
wild in appearance
of a hawk not tamed

noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

an adult hawk caught wild
obsolete an intractable person

Other Words

Adjective

haggardly adverb
haggardness noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Adjective

cadaverous emaciated gaunt skeletal wasted

Examples

Adjective

//She looked tired and haggard.
//We were shocked by his haggard appearance.

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1566, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology

Adjective and Noun

Middle French hagard

haggard

adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

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

cadaverous emaciated gaunt skeletal wasted
Related Words

bony (also boney) lank lanky rawboned scraggy scrawny sinewy skinny spare thin
starved underfed undernourished
famished hungry starving
shriveled (or shrivelled) withered wizened
Near Antonyms

beefy brawny burly fit hale healthy hearty husky
chubby corpulent fat fleshy heavyset obese overweight plump portly pudgy roly-poly rotund stocky thickset tubby
flabby soft