■ adjective
1》 looking exhausted and unwell.
2》 (of a hawk) caught and trained as an adult.
■ noun a ~ hawk.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
C16: from Fr. hagard ; perh. related to hedge .
■ adjective
1》 looking exhausted and unwell.
2》 (of a hawk) caught and trained as an adult.
■ noun a ~ hawk.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
C16: from Fr. hagard ; perh. related to hedge .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004