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hagged

/ˈhæɡɪd/

hagged adjective: like a hag; ugly. Also the simple past and past participle of hag.

Adjective

hagged (comparative more hagged, superlative most hagged)

  1. Like a hag; ugly.
    • The ghostly prudes with hagged face
      Already had condemned the sinner.c. 1750, Thomas Gray, A Long Story (poem)
    • Woe-begone mother, half anger, half agony,
      As over thy shoulder thou lookest to hush the babe,
      Bleakly the blinding snow beats in thy hagged face.1799, Robert Southey, Poems (poem), The Soldier's Wife
    Synonyms:
    haglike

Also used as

hagged is also the simple past and past participle of hag.

Synonyms of hagged

Forms of hagged

comparativemore hagged
superlativemost hagged

Origin of hagged

From hag + -ed.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words that rhyme with hagged

Questions about hagged

What does hagged mean?
Hagged means like a hag; ugly.
What part of speech is hagged?
Hagged is an adjective.
How do you pronounce hagged?
Hagged is pronounced /ˈhæɡɪd/.

Words near hagged in the dictionary

  1. haggardness
  2. haggards
  3. haggart
  4. haggarts
  5. Hagge
  6. hagged
  7. Haggerston
  8. Haggerty
  9. haggertyite
  10. haggertyites
  11. Haggertys

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