hawkish

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.”

4. Disposed to warfare or hard-line policies

   “militant nations”

   “hawkish congressman”

   “warlike policies”

   Similar: militant, warlike