All 5 Uses of
haggard
in
Oliver Twist
- There was no sound of their whereabout, when the Dodger descended the stairs, bearing the light in his hand, and followed by a man in a coarse smock-frock; who, after casting a hurried glance round the room, pulled off a large wrapper which had concealed the lower portion of his face, and disclosed: all haggard, unwashed, and unshorn: the features of flash Toby Crackit.†
Chpt 25
- Its expression had lost nothing of its beauty; but it was changed; and there was an anxious haggard look about the gentle face, which it had never worn before.†
Chpt 33
- He had the air of a stranger; and seemed, by a certain haggardness in his look, as well as by the dusty soils on his dress, to have travelled some distance.†
Chpt 37 *
- His face is dark, like his hair and eyes; and, although he can't be more than six or eight and twenty, withered and haggard.†
Chpt 46
- His haggard face was still thrust forward, his under-jaw hanging down, and his eyes staring out before him, when the jailer put his hand upon his arm, and beckoned him away.†
Chpt 52
Definition:
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(haggard) showing the wearing effects of overwork or suffering