hawkish.
Resembling a hawk in appearance or behaviour.
Meaning & usage
Resembling a hawk in appearance or behaviour.
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.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-der.? Proto-Germanic *habukaz Proto-West Germanic *habuk Old English hafoc Middle English hauk English hawk Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English hawkish From hawk + -ish.
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