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Hagged

Hag \Hag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hagged (h[a^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. Hagging.] To harass; to weary with vexation.

How are superstitious men hagged out of their wits with the fancy of omens.
--L'Estrange.

Hagged

Hagged \Hag"ged\ (-g[e^]d), a. Like a hag; lean; ugly. [R.]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
hagged

c.1700, from hag, by influence of haggard. Originally "bewitched," also "lean, gaunt," as bewitched persons and animals were believed to become.

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hagged

a. Like a hag; lean; ugly.

Usage examples of "hagged".

Take care how you answer, for between you, you and Jurby have made me feel that I am dwindling into the grave, and if anyone else dares to tell me that I'm looking hagged I shall go into strong hysterics!

Just a trifle hagged, which is only to be expected after such a nasty turn as you've had.

Oh, why must he come back just when I am so hagged and miserably unwell?

Lady Cowper looking hagged and frightened: I don’t wonder at it, and shall shed no tears!

She glanced at her own reflection in the mirror, and was startled to see how hagged she looked.

Selina, bemoaning the fragility of her own constitution, which prevented her from sharing the task of nursing Fanny, told Abby that she was looking positively hagged, and begged her, at all the most unseasonable moments, to lie down on the sofa, if only for an hour.