Hawkish

adjective

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.adjectiveSupportive 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."

2.adjectiveFavouring 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."

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