haggardly
/ˈhæɡə(ɹ)dli/
haggardly adjective: synonym of haggard.
Adjective
haggardly (comparative more haggardly, superlative most haggardly)
- Synonym of haggard.
- [T]he higheſt flying Hawke, pꝛooueth often haggardly, and the beſt condicions ly not alwayes vnder bꝛaue apparel: […]1580, Austen Saker, Narbonus. The Laberynth of Libertie. […], London: […] Richard Ihones, […], →OCLC, page 9
- [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.1692, John Quick, “The Roll of Deposed and Apostate Ministers”, in Synodicon in Gallia Reformata: or, The Acts, Decisions, Decrees and Canons of the Seven Last National Councils of the Reformed...
- Synonyms:
- haggard
Adverb
haggardly (comparative more haggardly, superlative most haggardly)
- In a haggard manner.
- How Haggardly ſo e're ſhe looks at home.1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Sixth Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […]...
haggardly meaning in Urdu
haggardly in Urdu
- پراگندگی سے, پریشان حالی سے
Examples of haggardly in a sentence
- The father was firſt brought forward, diſhevelled, haggardly, and wretched.1797, anonymous translator, “A Translation of the Quotations in the Roman Conversations”, in Joseph Wilcocks, Roman Conversations; or A...
- 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.1870, James Pummill, “Bohemian Fragment”, in Russet Leaves, Philadelphia, Pa.: J. B. Lippincott & Co., →OCLC, pages 185–186:
- Schreiner, a haggardly young man with messy hair and facial scruff who looked like he hadn’t slept, sat hunched over as Topp spoke.2014 February 15, Trevor Wilhelm, “Anxiety attack delays justice for man guilty of assault: One of two victims is 81”, in The Windsor Star...
Synonyms of haggardly
Forms of haggardly
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more haggardly |
| superlative | most haggardly |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more haggardly |
| superlative | most haggardly |
Origin of haggardly
From haggard (noun) + -ly (adjectival suffix).
From haggard (adjective) + -ly (adverbial suffix).
Questions about haggardly
- What does haggardly mean?
- Haggardly means synonym of haggard.
- What is haggardly in Urdu?
- Haggardly in Urdu is پراگندگی سے, پریشان حالی سے. See Haggardly meaning in Urdu.
- How do you use haggardly in a sentence?
- The father was firſt brought forward, diſhevelled, haggardly, and wretched.
- What part of speech is haggardly?
- Haggardly can be an adjective or an adverb.
- How do you pronounce haggardly?
- Haggardly is pronounced /ˈhæɡə(ɹ)dli/.
Words near haggardly in the dictionary
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