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haggard - Dictionary definition and meaning for haggard

HAGGARD

  • (noun) British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925)

    synonyms : rider haggard , sir henry rider haggard

  • (adj.) very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

    "emaciated bony hands", "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys", "eyes were haggard and cavernous", "small pinched faces", "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"

    synonyms : bony , cadaverous , emaciated , gaunt , pinched , skeletal , wasted

    His cadaverous seems scary at times. -added by Aswathy_inlas

    The emaciated child showcased the negligence of his parents. -added by priyavanjeri

    haggard
    -tagged by editor1
    a gaunt looking calf

  • (adj.) showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

    "looking careworn as she bent over her mending", "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness", "that raddled but still noble face", "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"

    synonyms : careworn , drawn , raddled , worn

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Mnemonics for haggard

  • (Tag: ) Hagrid, a character from Harry Potter is very huge HEALTHY and gigantic..haggard is the opposite of it..gaunt i.e very thin..

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  • (Tag: Hindi slang) "Hago" means to shit or go to toilet for throwing stool. A haggard suffers from disentry (always go to toilet) so gaunt, worn out and thin. May God save him!

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  • (Tag: ) mathew hoggard is an effective bowler despite his haggard (or)gaunt appearance

    added by imajeeth    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) hug the guard (looking ill or tired, often with dark skin under the eyes)

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  • (Tag: global) 

    added by coolgal82    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) a laggard(lazy) person always haggards(wastes) time

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  • (Tag: ) HAGGARD = hag + gar + d; The room is wasted due to toilet.

    added by shaktipada    editEdit Mnemonic

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