Jingoistic

//ˌd͡ʒɪŋ.ɡəʊˈɪst.ɪk// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Overly patriotic or nationalistic, often with an element of favouring war or an aggressive foreign policy.

    "My editorial angered both the jingoistic war hawks and the anti-war protesters."

Adjective
  1. 1
    fanatically patriotic wordnet

Synonyms

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aggressiveantagonisticbellicosebelligerentbloodthirstybloody

Example

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"Nearly every United States president in any number of past decades has pursued a policy of jingoistic warmongering."

Etymology

From jingo + -istic.

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by jingoforeign policy

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