haggard — ODE

haggard /ˈhaɡəd

▸ adjective

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

she was pale and haggard

Alex's haggard face.

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 /ˈhaɡədli

/ adverb

haggardness /ˈhaɡədnəs

/ noun

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