HAGGARD

haggard|haggardly. Haggard, or Haggardly, a. ugly, deformed, lean

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Hag″gard (hăg″gẽrd), a. [[F. hagard; of German origin, and prop. meaning, of the hegde or woods, wild, untamed. See Hedge, 1st Haw, and -ard.]] 1. 1. Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty; untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk. Shak.
2. 2. [[For hagged, fr. hag a witch, influenced by haggard wild.]] Having the expression of one wasted by want or suffering; hollow-eyed; having the features distorted or wasted by pain; wild and wasted, or anxious in appearance; as, haggard features, eyes.
Staring his eyes, and haggard was his look. Dryden.