as in gaunt
suffering extreme weight loss as a result of hunger or disease
the rescued hiker appeared haggard and worn after a week in the woods
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The household in the 1970s was routinely described as a three-ring circus filled with rowdy kids, lost pets and haggard servants who often quit in frustration, saying Ethel was difficult to work for.
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Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Moore goes for broke as Elisabeth rapidly ages, flawlessly executing a sequence during which the haggard former star mocks one of Sue's television interviews.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2024
In other parts of the movie, where the substance is having side effects that force Elizabeth to become haggard and prematurely elderly, Moore was forced to contort herself in punishing ways.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024
Much of the film features Willow listening in on tense conversations between the haggard adults in her life from behind closed doors or within the shadows.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 26 July 2024
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Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Moore goes for broke as Elisabeth rapidly ages, flawlessly executing a sequence during which the haggard former star mocks one of Sue's television interviews.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2024
In other parts of the movie, where the substance is having side effects that force Elizabeth to become haggard and prematurely elderly, Moore was forced to contort herself in punishing ways.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024
Much of the film features Willow listening in on tense conversations between the haggard adults in her life from behind closed doors or within the shadows.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 26 July 2024
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