how to pronounce haggard

/ˈhæɡɚd/

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haggard is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of haggard in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… some are haggard like Myrtle pink …”

meanings of haggard

noun:

A stackyard, an enclosure on a farm for stacking grain, hay, etc.
A young or untrained hawk or falcon.
A hag.
A fierce, intractable creature.
A hunting bird captured as an adult.

adjective:

Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition Pale and haggard faces.
Wild or untamed.

name:

A surname.
An unincorporated community in Gray County, Kansas, United States.

haggard frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word haggard occurs in english on average 1.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics haggard can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that haggard can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;

2) people, society, and culture;