Hawkish
/ˈhɑːkɪʃ/ adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Resembling a hawk in appearance or behaviour.
- 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 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 disposed to warfare or hard-line policies wordnet
Example
More examples"In retrospect, the hawkish tendencies of that society were becoming more and more evident in the months before war broke out."
Etymology
From hawk + -ish.