Some of his hawkish advisers…pressed him to bomb and invade the island (Harper's).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
hawk|ish — «H kihsh», adjective. 1. like a hawk. 2. Informal. advocating a warlike or military solution in a conflict: »Some of his hawkish advisers…pressed him to bomb and invade the island (Harper s). –hawk´ish|ly, adverb. –hawk´ish|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
hawk´ish|ness — hawk|ish «H kihsh», adjective. 1. like a hawk. 2. Informal. advocating a warlike or military solution in a conflict: »Some of his hawkish advisers…pressed him to bomb and invade the island (Harper s). –hawk´ish|ly, adverb. –hawk´ish|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… … English syllables
hawk — gos·hawk; hawk; hawk·ery; hawk·ish; hawk·shaw; jay·hawk·er; mol·ly·hawk; spar·hawk; tom·my·hawk; hawk·er; mo·hawk; tom·a·hawk; hawk·ish·ly; hawk·ish·ness; tom·a·hawk·er; … English syllables
hawkish — hawk·ish … English syllables
hawkishly — hawk·ish·ly … English syllables
hawkish — hawk•ish [[t]ˈhɔ kɪʃ[/t]] adj. 1) cvb resembling a hawk, as in appearance or behavior 2) cvb advocating war or a belligerently threatening diplomatic policy • Etymology: 1835–45 hawk′ish•ly, adv. hawk′ish•ness, n … From formal English to slang
hawkish — hawk|ish [ˈho:kıʃ US ˈho:k ] adj supporting the use of military force in order to deal with political problems >hawkishness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
hawkish — hawk|ish [ hɔkıʃ ] adjective preferring to deal with political problems using military force instead of more peaceful methods … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hawkishness — hawk·ish·ness … English syllables
