Associations to the word «Hawkish»

Wiktionary

HAWKISH, adjective. Supportive of warlike foreign policy; bellicose; inclined toward military action.
HAWKISH, adjective. Favouring increasing interest rates; inclined towards increasing interest rates.

Dictionary definition

HAWKISH, adjective. Disposed to warfare or hard-line policies; "militant nations"; "hawkish congressman"; "warlike policies".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne