haggardly

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18
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19
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9
Pronunciation
/ˈhæɡə(ɹ)dli/

Definition of haggardly

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Synonym of haggard.
    “[T]he higheſt flying Hawke, pꝛooueth often haggardly, and the beſt condicions ly not alwayes vnder bꝛaue apparel: […]”
    “[H]e is low of Stature, his Hair almoſt white, roving Eyes, high Eagle nos’d, ſhort Neck, ſhrub ſhoulder’d, haggardly, froward, and unſociable in his Diſcourſes.”
    “The father was firſt brought forward, diſhevelled, haggardly, and wretched.”
    “And lo! the great monarch, in shame of the haggardly beldam, / Shuts on the world that he loves his bright-glittering eyelids, / And blushes with crimson to think of the dastardly insult.”
    “Schreiner, a haggardly young man with messy hair and facial scruff who looked like he hadn’t slept, sat hunched over as Topp spoke.”
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adj

  1. Synonym of haggard.
    “[T]he higheſt flying Hawke, pꝛooueth often haggardly, and the beſt condicions ly not alwayes vnder bꝛaue apparel: […]”
    “[H]e is low of Stature, his Hair almoſt white, roving Eyes, high Eagle nos’d, ſhort Neck, ſhrub ſhoulder’d, haggardly, froward, and unſociable in his Diſcourſes.”
    “The father was firſt brought forward, diſhevelled, haggardly, and wretched.”
    “And lo! the great monarch, in shame of the haggardly beldam, / Shuts on the world that he loves his bright-glittering eyelids, / And blushes with crimson to think of the dastardly insult.”
    “Schreiner, a haggardly young man with messy hair and facial scruff who looked like he hadn’t slept, sat hunched over as Topp spoke.”

adv

  1. In a haggard manner.
    “How Haggardly ſo e're ſhe looks at home.”

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Etymology

From haggard (noun) + -ly (adjectival suffix).

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