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Haggard
see synonyms of haggardNoun
1. haggard, rider haggard, sir henry rider haggard
British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925)
Adjective
2. careworn, drawn, haggard, raddled, worn
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
Example Sentences:'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'
3. bony, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
Example Sentences:'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'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Haggard
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Haggard
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