haggard

Definition

Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition

Etymology

From Middle French haggard, from Old French faulcon hagard (“wild falcon”) ( > French hagard (“dazed”)), from Middle High German hag (“coppice”) ( > archaic German Hag (“hedge, grove”)). Akin to Frankish *hagia ( > French haie (“hedge”))

Example Sentences

• "Pale and haggard faces."
• "A gradual descent into a haggard and feeble state."
• "The years of hardship made her look somewhat haggard."