Monday, September 07, 2009

TODAY'S WORD-HAGGARD

haggard

(adjective, noun)
[HAG-ahrd]

adjective

1. showing the wearing effects of overwork or suffering: "Her face was haggard from worry and lack of sleep."

2. wild or unruly in appearance

3. (as in falconry) unmanageable

noun

4. (as in falconry) a captured wild adult hawk

adverb form: haggardly
additional noun form: haggardness

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