hawkish

/HH AO1 K IH0 SH/

adjective

1
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.”
syn:bellicose
ant:dovish
2
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.”
ant:dovish

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