— haggardly , adv. — haggardness , n.
/hag"euhrd/ , adj.
1. having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn: the haggard faces of the tired troops.
2. wild; wild-looking: haggard eyes.
3. Falconry. (esp. of a hawk caught after it has attained adult plumage) untamed.
n.
4. Falconry. a wild or untamed hawk caught after it has assumed adult plumage.
[ 1560-70; orig., wild female hawk. See HAG 1 , -ARD ]
Syn. 1. emaciated, drawn, hollow-eyed.
Ant. 1. robust.