hawkish
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7.9
- adjective
- /ˈhɔːkɪʃ/
:
belicista
- Second, hawkish reactions hint that the time may soon come for more aggressive action.
- more hawkish
- dovish or hawkish
- territorially hawkish
I don't think he imagined sort of neo con hawkish foreign policy establishment coming in.
- I don't think he imagined sort of neo con hawkish foreign policy establishment coming in.
- So now the messaging went from being hawkish to being light and airy, sort of like Obama.
Examples
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Many analysts believe that the new administration will adopt a more hawkish stance on military intervention in the Middle East.
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Both the president and Congress were at least nominally committed to a hawkish position on the deficit.
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So I am much less hawkish than I used to be.
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Where with Trump, I mean, actually, if anything, he is a little more hawkish than even Biden.
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However, the Bush administration did not always adopt a hawkish approach in foreign policy.
Academic text (2004) -
The appearance of such a convenient environment also encouraged the hawkish wing of the organization.
Academic text (2017) -
There were even calls from the normally hawkish Likud party to retreat.
Academic text (2007) -
Not surprisingly, hawkish Indian strategists urged the government to firm up its stand on the nuclear question.
Academic text (1997) -
President George W. Bush's view of North Korea clearly demonstrates a hawkish stance.
Academic text (2004) -
Today, commentators tend to believe that Reagan's hawkish reputation was always a political asset.
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
13
5.5
Ready to fight or attack
3
9.1
Showing extreme pride in a country and wanting to fight other countries
Antonyms
How Hawkish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hawkish comes from the bird hawk and the ending -ish, which means 'like'. Hawks are birds of prey that hunt and attack, so calling someone 'hawkish' says they favour force or strong military action instead of peaceful solutions.