ˈhaggardly, a. and adv.
[f. haggard n.2 and a. + -ly1 and -ly2.]
† A. adj. Like or of the nature of a haggard hawk; wild. Obs.
| 1727 Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Hawk, A Hawk..by how much the later you take her, by so much the more Difficulty will she be to be reclaimed and manned, as being more haggardly or wilder of Nature. |
B. adv. In a haggard manner; wildly; gauntly.
| 1692 Dryden Juvenal's Sat. vi. 600 How haggardly soe'er she looks at home. 1860 Holme Lee Leg. Fairy Land 39 Her lips paled, her eyes stared haggardly. |