haggard — ONAD

haggard /ˈhaɡərd, ˈhæɡərd

▸ adjective

1 looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering:

I trailed on behind, haggard and disheveled.

2 (of a hawk) caught for training as a wild adult of more than twelve months. Compare with passage hawk.

▸ noun a haggard hawk.

– DERIVATIVES
haggardly /ˈhaɡərdlē, ˈhæɡərdli

/ adverb,haggardness /ˈhaɡərdnəs, ˈhæɡərdnəs

/ noun

– ORIGIN mid 16th century (used in falconry): from French hagard; perhaps related to hedge; later influenced by hag1.