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Word entry · 6 letters

dovish

Best crossword clue

"Opposed to military action"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈdʌvɪʃ/Part of speech adjectiveSorted dhiosvStarts with DEnds with H1 clues
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Definitions

  1. opposed to war

Word origin

From dove + -ish.

Used in a sentence

  • According to Kathleen A. Francovic, director of surveys for CBS News, it was the “war and peace” issue that seemed to separate the sexes in 1980, with women predictably perched on the dovish side.
  • Doubtless an expression of frustration at the UN secretary general, who has long been too dovish for Bush administration tastes.
  • Caillaux bypassed his Foreign Office in order to impose his own dovish agenda on the negotiations with Berlin […].

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