HAWKISH

Scrabble

WWF

H(4) A(1) W(4) K(5) I(1) S(1) H(4)

NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓

Definition

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.”
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.”