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# haggard

adjective (haggard; more haggard, most haggard)

«haggard» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Haggard means looking tired, thin and worn out, from worry, hunger or illness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haggard/#m1)

### In the lessons

a hero or traveller who returns after a long, hard journey looks haggard

### Examples

- After weeks at sea he looked pale and haggard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haggard/#x1)
- The old king grew thin and haggard with worry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haggard/#x2)
- Her haggard face showed she had not slept. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haggard/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «haggard» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haggard/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«haggard» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/haggard.html) on Mova free.