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Hawkish

//ˈhɑːkɪʃ// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling a hawk in appearance or behaviour.
  2. 2
    Supportive of warlike foreign policy; bellicose; inclined toward military action.

    "The Prime Minister could count on the support of a hawkish majority in Parliament to support the invasion."

  3. 3
    Favouring increasing interest rates; inclined towards increasing interest rates.

    "The Federal Reserve's recent statement on the slowing of inflation was interpreted as hawkish by the market."

Adjective
  1. 1
    disposed to warfare or hard-line policies wordnet

Etymology

From hawk + -ish.

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