Definition of "hawkish" in English

adjective

1. Resembling a hawk in appearance or behaviour.

2. 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.

3. 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.