staggard

stag·gard

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stag-erd]
- /ˈstæg ərd/
- /stˈaɡəd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stag-erd]
- /ˈstæg ərd/

Definitions of staggard word

noun staggard a four-year-old male red deer. 1
noun staggard a male red deer in the fourth year of life 0
noun staggard a hart in its fourth year 0

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Origin of staggard

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at stag, -ard

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Parts of speech for Staggard

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Staggard

staggard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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

staggard usage trend in Literature

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