haggard vs loose-handed

haggard

adj
  • Wild or untamed 

  • Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition 

noun
  • A hunting bird captured as an adult. 

  • A young or untrained hawk or falcon. 

  • A stackyard, an enclosure on a farm for stacking grain, hay, etc. 

loose-handed

adj
  • Wild or uncontrolled. 

  • Sketchy and flowing rather than geometric and precise. 

  • Aimless 

  • Lenient, permissive. 

  • With open hand (as opposed to a fist). 

  • Characterized by broad sweeping movements. 

  • Involving wrist action. 

  • Casual; undisciplined or haphazard. 

  • Spendthrift, profligate. 

adv
  • With a poor grip. 

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