hawkishadjective
uk/ˈhɔː.kɪʃ/us/ˈhɑː.kɪʃ/supporting the use of force in political relationships rather than discussion or other more peaceful solutions:
The president is hawkish on foreign policy.
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Violent or aggressive
- aggressive
- aggro
- all hell breaks loose idiom
- atrocious
- atrocity
- confrontation
- desperate
- flex your muscles idiom
- forced
- forcible
- frenzied
- gay-basher
- hostile
- sabre-rattling
- savage
- savagely
- savagery
- steep
- steeped in blood idiom
- strong-arm
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