Meaning & use
haggish
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Resembling a hag; having an unpleasant, witch-like or haggard appearance or manner.
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The actress wore a haggish costume complete with a crooked nose and tattered cloak.
Years of stress had given him a haggish, exhausted look.
A note on using this word
This adjective is now largely confined to literary or fairy-tale descriptions, drawing on the folkloric image of a hag or witch.
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haggardcrone-like
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