haggard Antonyms
Meaning of haggard
haggard (n)
British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925)
haggard (s)
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
haggard (a.)
Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty; untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk.
Having the expression of one wasted by want or suffering; hollow-eyed; having the features distorted or wasted, or anxious in appearance; as, haggard features, eyes.
A young or untrained hawk or falcon.
A fierce, intractable creature.
A hag.
haggard (n.)
A stackyard.
haggard Sentence Examples
- The haggard face of the weary traveler hinted at sleepless nights and arduous journeys.
- The haggard woman stumbled through the streets, her clothes torn and her gaze lost.
- The haggard survivors of the shipwreck clung to life with desperate tenacity.
- The haggard old man sat on the porch, his wrinkled face a testament to a lifetime of toil.
- The haggard horse collapsed in the field, its strength utterly spent.
- The once-vibrant garden had become haggard and neglected, its flowers wilted and its leaves brown.
- The aftermath of the storm left the town haggard, with shattered buildings and uprooted trees.
- The haggard lawyer stood before the jury, his voice trembling with exhaustion and despair.
- The haggard refugee arrived at the camp, their eyes haunted by the horrors they had witnessed.
- The haggard teacher struggled to engage her disinterested students, her voice barely a whisper.
FAQs About the word haggard
British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925), showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering, very thin especially from disease
skeletal,gaunt, cadaverous, starving,emaciated, hungry, starved, bony, lanky, skinny
hale, beefy, brawny, stocky, portly, obese, chubby, plump, husky, overweight
The haggard face of the weary traveler hinted at sleepless nights and arduous journeys.
The haggard woman stumbled through the streets, her clothes torn and her gaze lost.
The haggard survivors of the shipwreck clung to life with desperate tenacity.
The haggard old man sat on the porch, his wrinkled face a testament to a lifetime of toil.
