HAGGARD


Meaning of HAGGARD in English

I. ˈha-gərd adjective

Etymology: Middle French hagard

Date: 1567

1. of a hawk : not tamed

2.

a. : wild in appearance

b. : having a worn or emaciated appearance : gaunt

haggard faces looked up sadly from out of the straw — W. M. Thackeray

• hag·gard·ly adverb

• hag·gard·ness noun

II. noun

Date: 1567

1. : an adult hawk caught wild

2. obsolete : an intractable person

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.