haggard

/ˈhæg·ərd/ adj

Definition

› (of a person) having dark areas around the eyes and lines on the face, esp. from being tired or from suffering: His face was haggard, and his eyes were bloodshot.

(Definition of haggard adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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