I. ˈhagə(r)d, ˈhaig- sometimes ˈhaag- adjective
Etymology: Middle French hagard
1.
a. of a hawk : caught after acquiring adult plumage : untamed
b. obsolete : intractable , willful
c. obsolete : wanton , unchaste
if I do prove her haggard … I'll whistle her off — Shakespeare
2. : wild in appearance: as
a. of the eyes : wild and staring
b. of a person : wild-eyed
staring his eyes, and haggard was his look — John Dryden
c. : having a worn or emaciated appearance caused by privation, suffering, anxiety, or age : harrowed, gaunt
thin and worn, haggard from sleeplessness — Adria Langley
• hag·gard·ly adverb
• hag·gard·ness noun -es
II. noun
( -s )
1. : an adult hawk caught wild — compare eyas
2. obsolete : an intractable person ; especially : a woman reluctant to yield to wooing
I have loved this proud disdainful haggard — Shakespeare
III. ˈ(h)agəd noun
( -s )
Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse heygarthr stockyard, from hey hay + garthr yard — more at hay , yard
dialect Britain : a small plot of farm land ; especially : an open area between the house and barn for keeping cattle or storing grain