Dictionary Check: haggard

"haggard" is a valid word!

Scrabble 13 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

adjective

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

Example: "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"
adjective

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

Example: "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"
noun

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

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