haggard
adjective
[ ˈhaɡəd ]
• looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering.
• "she was pale and haggard"
Similar:
careworn,
tired,
drained,
drawn,
raddled,
unwell,
unhealthy,
sickly,
spent,
sapped,
washed out,
rundown,
exhausted,
gaunt,
grim,
pinched,
peaked,
peaky,
hollow-cheeked,
hollow-eyed,
pale,
wan,
grey,
ashen,
pallid,
pasty-faced,
sallow,
thin,
emaciated,
wasted,
cadaverous,
ghastly,
ghostlike,
deathlike,
• (of a hawk) caught for training as a wild adult of more than twelve months.
haggard
noun
• a haggard hawk.
Origin:
mid 16th century (used in falconry): from French hagard ; perhaps related to hedge; later influenced by hag1.
