haggard
/ˈhæɡ.əd/adjective
Looking very tired, thin, and unwell, usually from worry, illness, or lack of sleep.
Example sentences
- “After three nights in the hospital, he looked pale and haggard.”
- “The haggard travelers finally reached the shelter at midnight.”
- “Her face was haggard from months of caring for her sick father.”
Typically describes faces and appearance: a haggard face, haggard eyes, looking haggard. Compare 'exhausted', which describes how you feel rather than how you look.