hawkish

English

Etymology

hawk +‎ -ish

Adjective

hawkish (comparative more hawkish, superlative most hawkish)

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.
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.

Antonyms

(bellicose): dovish

Derived terms

Translations

supportive of warlike foreign policy

French: bagarreur (fr) m, batailleur (fr) m
German: falkenartig, wucherisch, militaristisch
Greek: πολεμοχαρής (el) m or f (polemocharís)

Russian: вои́нственный (ru) (voínstvennyj), ура́-патриоти́ческий (ru) (urá-patriotíčeskij), милитари́стский (ru) (militarístskij), ястреби́ный (ru) (jastrebínyj)
Spanish: falconino

Anagrams

Wishkah

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