01 a. Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty; untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk.
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Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty; untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk.[Obs.]
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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.