hawkish

About 0.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Resembling a hawk in appearance or behaviour.
2. adjective 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. adjective 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.

Similar words

falcon dura harsh fierce violent hard-line strict aggressive hard bellicose

Often followed by

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Word family

hawkishly hawkishness hawkishnesses