haggard
haggard Lexical Profile
haggard Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Looking exhausted, gaunt, and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering.
"After working three consecutive night shifts at the hospital, the nurse looked pale and haggard."
(Of a hawk or falcon) caught for training after reaching adult plumage; wild or untamed.
"Training a haggard falcon requires immense patience because the bird has already learned to hunt in the wild."
• noun
In falconry, an adult hawk or falcon of the family Falconidae or Accipitridae that was captured in the wild after assuming its mature plumage rather than raised from the nest.
"The master falconer preferred working with a newly captured haggard despite its fierce and independent temperament."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 16th century from Middle French hagard, a falconry term meaning 'wild or untamed hawk,' later influenced by folk-etymological association with the English word hag.
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