hawkish
Resembling a hawk in appearance or behaviourResembling a hawk in appearance or behaviour.
» He's both a hawkish dove and a dovish hawk.
Meaning
3 sensesResembling a hawk in appearance or behaviour.
falkenartig
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.
wucherisch, militaristisch
вои́нственныйvoínstvennyj, ура́-патриоти́ческийurá-patriotíčeskij, милитари́стскийmilitarístskij
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.
falkenhaft
- disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
Examples
4 sentencesHe's both a hawkish dove and a dovish hawk.
I am in favor of a more hawkish foreign policy.
Tom is hawkish.
In retrospect, the hawkish tendencies of that society were becoming more and more evident in the months before war broke out.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
Forms
more hawkish, most hawkish| Comparative | more hawkish Lesson |
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| Superlative | most hawkish Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form