hawkish
pronunciation
How to pronounce hawkish in British English:
UK [ˈhɔ:kɪʃ]
How to pronounce hawkish in American English:
US [ˈhɔːkɪʃ]
Word Origin
- hawkish (adj.)
- "hawk-like," by 1703, from hawk (n.) + -ish. Sense of "militaristic" is from 1965, from hawk in the transferred sense.
Example
- 1. Of late , fedspeak has come largely from hawkish regional governors .
- 2. Even the fed 's most hawkish governors are now hinting at more cuts in interest rates .
- 3. This week senior american officials rushed to tokyo to urge caution on shinzo abe 's hawkish new government .
- 4. A hawkish stance has become the mainstream of japan 's china policy , the only way politicians can gain popularity .
- 5. The hawkish mr kaczynski did not attend that ceremony , instead insisting on his own visit three days later .