haggish

hag

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hag]
- /hæg/
- /ˈhæ.ɡɪʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hag]
- /hæg/

Definitions of haggish word

noun haggish an ugly old woman, especially a vicious or malicious one. 1
noun haggish a witch or sorceress. 1
noun haggish a hagfish. 1
noun haggish Like a hag. 1
adjective haggish of, like, or characteristic of a hag 0

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Origin of haggish

First appearance:

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

1175-1225; Middle English hagge, Old English *hægge, akin to hægtesse witch, hagorūn spell, German Hexe witch

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Parts of speech for Haggish

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Haggish

haggish popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

haggish usage trend in Literature

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