hawkish

[ haw-kish ]

adjective

1. resembling a hawk, as in appearance or behavior.
2. advocating war or a belligerently threatening diplomatic policy.

ˈhawkish

/ ˈhɔːkɪʃ /

adjective

1. favouring the use or display of force rather than diplomacy to achieve foreign policy goals

Other Words From

• hawkish·ly adverb
• hawkish·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hawkish¹

First recorded in 1835–45; hawk ¹ + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Rubio, a hawkish Republican who has consistently favored American military intervention overseas, nominally diverges from Grenell and other America First proponents who say that they to want prioritize U.S. interests rather act as a world policeman.

From Salon

Senator Marco Rubio - who shares Waltz's hawkish views on China - is expected to be Trump's future secretary of state, sources have told the BBC's US partner, CBS News.

From BBC

Trump was, and is, hawkish on Iran.

From BBC

Democrats pushed immigration reform and ethnic solidarity as key planks in their Latino platform, even though surveys have shown that Latinos care more about economic issues and have become increasingly hawkish on the border now that their familes have established themselves in this country.

From Los Angeles Times

The new Defence Minister, Israel Katz, who up until yesterday was the foreign minister, is more hawkish and much more in step with his boss’s thinking.

From BBC

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