haggish, a.
(ˈhægɪʃ)
[f. hag n.1 + -ish.]
Like, resembling, or of the nature of a hag.
| 1583 Stanyhurst æneis i. (Arb.) 27 Mars..with sweld furor haggish, Lyke bandog grinning. 1601 Shakes. All's Well i. ii. 29 On vs both did haggish Age steale on. 1687 New Atlantis i. 329 Guilt leaves an haggish fear that haunts the mind. 1822 Blackw. Mag. XI. 11 The beldam's haggish grin. 1886 T. Hardy Mayor Casterbr. i, A haggish creature of about fifty presided. |
Hence ˈhaggishly adv.; ˈhaggishness.
| 1846 Worcester, Haggishley. 1893 Dispatch (Columbus) 2 Mar., [The land] of dazzling beauty and most hideous haggishness in women. |