: 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
hawkishlyadverb
Land is expensive, scarce, and watched hawkishly by environmentalists. Boston Magazine
hawkishnessnoun
… his Western anti-government philosophy and cold-war hawkishness… Jon Meacham