HAWKISH Meaning of HAWKISH in English hawk ‧ ish /ˈhɔːkɪʃ $ ˈhɒːk-/ BrE AmE adjective supporting the use of military force in order to deal with political problems —hawkishness noun [uncountable] Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012