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单词 hawkish
释义

hawkish

adjective

hawk·​ish ˈhȯ-kish How to pronounce hawkish (audio)
1
: resembling or suggesting a hawk or the beak of a hawk in appearance
a hawkish nose
He has a thatch of black curly hair and hawkish features. Jeff Shear
2
: having a militant attitude (as in a dispute) and advocating immediate vigorous action
especially : supporting war or warlike policies
a hawkish politician
He was a frequent and persistently hawkish participant in the war councils of the Administration. Vincent Blasi
While definitions vary, "neoconservative" generally refers to formerly moderate policy advocates who favor a hawkish and assertive foreign policy to implant democracy and American values abroad. Paul Richter
hawkishly adverb
Land is expensive, scarce, and watched hawkishly by environmentalists. Boston Magazine
hawkishness noun
… his Western anti-government philosophy and cold-war hawkishness Jon Meacham

Word History

First Known Use

1747, in the meaning defined at sense 1

hawkish

adjective

as in warlike

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • warlike
  • bloodthirsty
  • militarist
  • militaristic
  • bellicose
  • martial
  • belligerent
  • pugnacious
  • aggressive
  • combative
  • truculent
  • antagonistic
  • hostile
  • quarrelsome
  • contentious
  • scrappy
  • discordant
  • argumentative
  • hot-tempered
  • gladiatorial
  • fierce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dovish
  • pacifistic
  • pacifist
  • peaceable
  • peaceful
  • pacific
  • nonaggressive
  • unwarlike
  • irenic
  • unaggressive
  • nonbelligerent
  • antiwar
  • noncombative
  • antimilitarist
  • antimilitaristic
  • antiviolence
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