Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haggy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: hag-gy
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a hag (old or ugly woman or witch).

adj

Marked by many hags (boggy hollows and gulches).

Example Sentences

"A haggy pregnant woman, covering herself with her sleeve, was standing near the stove."
"[I don't want to be] a haggy-looking old thing dying. I want to go with a little peace and dignity."
"... a haggy creature with the chubby son, who stops her gardening and stares every time we leave the house."
"... a haggy cackle."
"A haggy, benty, splashy moss,[…]"
"Th' fairways are a' rough an' full' o' holes an' th' rough is a haggy wilderness."

Etymology

From hag (“old woman”) and hag (“hollow in a mire”), respectively, + -y.

Inflected Forms

more haggy (comparative) most haggy (superlative)

Questions

What does haggy mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a hag (old or ugly woman or witch).
Where does haggy come from?: From hag (“old woman”) and hag (“hollow in a mire”), respectively, + -y.

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