In retrospect, the hawkish tendencies of that society were becoming more and more evident in the months before war broke out.
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Hawkish
//ˈhɑːkɪʃ//
Synonyms for "hawkish" (38 found)
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14 translations across 6 languages.
French
3 entries- bagarreur adj (supportive of warlike foreign policy)
- batailleur adj (supportive of warlike foreign policy)
- va-t-en-guerre adj (supportive of warlike foreign policy)
German
4 entries- falkenartig adj (resembling a hawk)
- falkenhaft adj (favoring increasing interest rates)
- militaristisch adj (supportive of warlike foreign policy)
- wucherisch adj (supportive of warlike foreign policy)
Greek
1 entries- πολεμοχαρής adj (supportive of warlike foreign policy)
Hebrew
1 entries- ניצי adj (supportive of warlike foreign policy)
Russian
4 entries- вои́нственный adj (supportive of warlike foreign policy)
- милитари́стский adj (supportive of warlike foreign policy)
- ура́-патриоти́ческий adj (supportive of warlike foreign policy)
- ястреби́ный adj (supportive of warlike foreign policy)
Spanish
1 entries- falconino adj (supportive of warlike foreign policy)
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I am in favor of a more hawkish foreign policy.
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He's both a hawkish dove and a dovish hawk.
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She must have been very beautiful as a young girl, but was now too fierce and hawkish looking, though you would still call her handsome.
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