Haggard

noun

Word Frequency: 1.2

Definitions

1.nounA hunting bird captured as an adult.

2.nounA young or untrained hawk or falcon.

3.nounA fierce, intractable creature.

4.nounA hag.

5.adjectiveLooking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition

"A gradual descent into a haggard and feeble state."

6.adjective(of an animal) Wild or untamed

"a haggard or refractory hawk"

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